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Teaching and learning are central to the mission of Middlebury College.

Middlebury College is a residential learning community that educates students within the tradition of the liberal arts. We emphasize reflection, discussion, and intensive interactions between students and faculty members. We believe that teaching is a craft, a set of skills and approaches that can continually be refreshed and enhanced.

CTLR is here to work with all faculty to advance their teaching and scholarship through

Teaching Resources
Using a syllabus, advising, course-based tutors, Middlebury programs that support teaching and other shared resources.
Development Opportunities
Annual workshop series and retreats, communities of practice, and other opportunities for mentoring and collaboration.
Funding
Middlebury funding to support teaching, research and scholarship. OGSP supports external funding opportunities.
Research Support
Working with research assistants for all disciplines, as well as programming supporting scholarship.

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CTLR Faculty Updates

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Stories of exciting approaches to teaching by Middlebury faculty and recommended articles, books, and research on teaching and learning.

Upcoming Faculty Development Events

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  • Bridging Academia and Community (9/18)

    Date: Wednesday, September 18, 2024
    Time: 9:45am - 11:00am
    Location: Online via Zoom
    The Axinn Center for the Humanities invites you to a Zoom workshop with Kristina Baines and Victoria Costa, co-founders and editors of Cool Anthropology. The workshop will focus on strategies for creating public-facing exhibits that challenge stereotypes and engage broader communities. Fulya Pinar (Anthropology) organized the workshop as part of their Public Humanities Lab Global Migration course. The event will take place via Zoom on September 18, 2024 from 9:45-11 am ET.  Register
     

Faculty Deadlines

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  • New England Humanities Consortium Seed Grants Deadline (9/23)

    Date: Monday, September 23, 2024
    Time: All Day Event
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    Middlebury is a member of the New England Humanities Consortium. Seed grants of up to $5,000 are available for reasearch in the humanities that utilizes the collaborative network and potential of the consortium. The final deadline is October 1, although the instructions ask that you share your narrative and budget with directors of the Axinn Center for Humanities by September 23. To find out more information, including a link to the application, please click here.  Contact Ian Barrow or Christopher Star, directors of the Axinn Center Humanities, with questions.

  • Ada Howe Kent Faculty Development Funding Deadline (9/27)

    Date: Friday, September 27, 2024
    Time: All Day Event
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    The Dean of the Faculty invites applications for Ada Howe Kent grants for academic year 2024-25 (ranging between $2,000 and $4,000) for faculty who are developing new pedagogical directions, new courses, and research projects focused on teaching and pedagogy that would benefit from such support. All members of the faculty are eligible for Ada Howe Kent grants. The funds must be used between October 14, 2024 and September 30, 2025. Ada Howe Kent funding, which is awarded on a competitive basis, is designed to promote faculty members’ ambitions in advancing their teaching and their research about teaching and the learning process. The competition is open to a wide range of proposals including, for example: support for attending conferences and workshops related to teaching, funding for travel to develop materials for new courses or new modules in courses, or tuition to cover costs for training in a skill or an approach that would advance teaching. Individual faculty members, a team of faculty members, and even faculty comprising a department, or a program may submit proposals. The Academic Administration is especially interested in proposals that stretch the expertise of faculty members, enabling them to offer courses or supervise student projects in areas that are new to them. Applicants should provide a current CV and a brief yet detailed summary of the project for which support is sought, together with a calendar and detailed budget. All applications should be submitted via this google form, Ada Howe Kent Faculty Grants.  There will be two rounds of funding. The first deadline will be on Friday, September 27, 2024; the second will be on Friday, January 24, 2025. Some funding will be reserved for the second round, but applicants are advised to submit for the first deadline, if possible. For further information, please contact Jim Ralph (ext. 5320), Grace Spatafora (ext. 5431), or Kathleen Parent (ext. 2207) Ada Howe Kent