2021 Contemporary Teaching in the Liberal Arts: Broadening the Conversation: Communicating to Non-Experts About Your Work
Guest speaker Joshua Tucker from New York University and co-author of The Washington Post’s Monkey Cage will lead us in a discussion on how we speak to a general audience about our research. Whether the topic is data science, climate change, policy, history, or art, it can seem difficult for those of us steeped in the details of a subject to present our work in ways that are accessible to non-experts.
2021 Contemporary Teaching in the Liberal Arts: Profound Learning and Full Participation: Utilizing High Impact Practices for Student Success
Pivoting on a full participation framework, Timothy Eatman, Dean of the Honors Living-Learning Community and Associate Professor of Urban Education in the College of Arts & Sciences at Rutgers University, will share the evidence-based research demonstrating a positive relationship between student participation in high-impact practices (HIPs) and improved student outcomes.
With guidance from Caitlin Keller, Instructional Designer at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, this session will discuss the key elements of designing a PBL learning experience in flexible course settings by effectively utilizing technology for both faculty and students. The workshop is open to all faculty, but it will spotlight the unique challenges that arise when implementing PBL in online or hybrid STEM courses.
Winter Commencement ceremony for MIIS December graduates completing their degree programs. This will be a virtual event held via Zoom. To view the ceremony, please visit: https://www.middlebury.edu/institute/events/commencement.
Meeting to address details surrounding commencement and graduating student speaker nominees will present summaries of their speeches. Looking forward to having you Zoom in.
