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Pandemic Teaching Excellence: Moving Forward with Lessons Learned

Sponsored by:
Center for Teaching, Learning and Research
What have you learned from teaching during the pandemic thus far, and how will those lessons inform your teaching this winter and spring? In this session co-hosted by Jim Ralph and Michaela Kubacki, we will learn from one another. Our format will involve a rotating series of three 15-minute breakout group discussions on a number of topics. The session will conclude in a plenary fashion highlighting key takeaways from this teaching roulette. 

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Virtual Middlebury

Closed to the Public

Teaching Public Humanities and Lab Classes

Sponsored by:
Axinn Center for the Humanities and Center for Teaching, Learning and Research
2021 Contemporary Liberal Arts Teaching Series: In this workshop by the Axinn Center for the Humanities’ Public Humanities Labs Initiative, faculty will discuss the Middlebury resources available to prepare and teach a public humanities lab or class this spring or in the future. Presentations and panelists include Marissa Brown from Brown University’s Center for Public Humanities and Cultural Heritage, The Vermont Folk Life Center, Rebekah Irwin for Special Collections, Kathy Morse for MiddData, Amy Collier for DLINQ, and Diane Munroe for Community Engagement.

Virtual Middlebury

Closed to the Public

2021 CTLA: Voices from the Writing Center: A Roundtable Discussion with Faculty and Peer Writing Tutors

Sponsored by:
Center for Teaching, Learning and Research
2021 Contemporary Teaching in the Liberal Arts presents Voices from the Writing Center: A Roundtable Discussion with Faculty and Peer Writing Tutors

Are you teaching a writing-intensive CW (College Writing) or FYS (First Year Seminar) course soon and want to change-up your pedagogical practices?
Are you looking for ideas of how to incorporate a peer writing tutor into your spring course?
Are you excited by writing and want to share your experiences with your colleagues in a collegial setting?

Virtual Middlebury

Closed to the Public

Sharing Teaching Practices with the Middlebury Teaching & Learning Knowledge Base

Sponsored by:
Center for Teaching, Learning and Research and Office of Digital Learning and Inquiry
Join us for the launch of the Middlebury Teaching & Learning Knowledge Base, an online repository of teaching ideas contributed by Middlebury faculty, for Middlebury faculty. With the Knowledge Base, faculty can: share a teaching activity, strategy, or approach that works in your classes; find teaching ideas submitted by colleagues; and grow existing teaching ideas by adding your own experiences and resources.

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Virtual Middlebury

Closed to the Public

Utilizing Project-Based Learning (PBL) to improve ALL students’ STEM experience

Sponsored by:
Faculty Development & Research and Center for Teaching, Learning and Research
This workshop will be suitable for any faculty member wanting an introduction to project-based learning (PBL), as well as faculty, particularly those in STEM fields, looking to adapt their current PBL practices to new/flexible course modalities. With guidance from PBL leaders at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, we will discuss the key elements of designing a PBL learning experience and how to utilize technology most effectively—for faculty and students—to apply PBL in flexible course settings.

Virtual Middlebury

Closed to the Public

The Post-Pandemic College: Trends, Opportunities, and Threats

Sponsored by:
The Center for Community Engagement and Center for Teaching, Learning and Research
In this opening presentation to the 2020 Contemporary Teaching in the Liberal Arts Series, noted futurist and educational commentator Bryan Alexander will analyze how the COVID-19 pandemic is transforming American higher education and will outline the key dynamics that will shape the post-pandemic college. Bryan’s presentation will set a broad and deep context for the rest of the sessions in this year’s series. Bryan will also respond to questions and comments from attendees.

Virtual Middlebury

Closed to the Public

Office Hours for Teachers - A Lunch-Time Discussion

Sponsored by:
Center for Teaching, Learning and Research
Are you dealing with challenges that come with the end of the semester—such as issues with grading, handling late work, students in crises, and the like? If so, consider joining this Office Hours for Teachers where you can problem-solve with experienced colleagues and a student life dean. We can also use the breakout group function if the problems to be addressed require more confidentiality.

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Writing Center Virtual Write-In

Sponsored by:
Center for Teaching, Learning and Research
Don’t write alone this finals season! Come join the Middlebury Writing Center at our annual write-in event hosted virtually this fall. The Write-In is an opportunity for you to write among your peers in a structured yet friendly setting. Writing and Rhetoric faculty will be available to help with writer’s block, writing destress techniques, completing writing assignments, and more. Peer Writing Tutors will be available for one-on-one consultations. There will be a gift card raffle prize, as well. 

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Final Exams and Assessments in Virtual Teaching - A Lunch-Time Discussion

Sponsored by:
Center for Teaching, Learning and Research
Are you planning on offering a final exam at the end of this semester, but are looking for advice and tips for how to do so effectively? Then please join a discussion, moderated by Jim Ralph of CTLR and led by Sarah Lohnes-Watulak and Heather Stafford of DLINQ, designed to explore strategies for successful semester-ending assessments.

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https://middlebury-ctlr.libcal.com/event/7283244

Sponsored by the Center for Teaching, Learning & Research

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Apply to Present at the Spring Students Symposium -- Deadline Thursday, March 2

Sponsored by:
Center for Teaching, Learning and Research
Join the symposium for our 11th year of celebrating the academic and creative endeavors of Middlebury students! The 2017 Spring Student Symposium will take place all day Friday, April 21, with presentations of student work across the disciplines in McCardell Bicentennial Hall. Students from all four years and all departments and programs are invited to participate.