Davis Family Library Center for Teaching, Learning and Research

On Wednesday, January 24, faculty colleagues who were nominated for and/or won the first annual Inclusive Teaching Award, sponsored by AGDAI and the CTLR, will recall their own path to adopting and then honing inclusive teaching practices. They will address the challenges and the rewards of making that transition. Their stories will help others consider next steps towards a more inclusive teaching approach.

Please register for in-person (by January 19) or online participation. In-person lunch/gathering begins at 12:15. The presentation will begin at 12:30.

On Thursday, January 25, we will engage over lunch in a more meta discussion about what counts as learning for students today. With mental health issues impacting more students as they navigate young adulthood in a precarious world, what are we seeing in our interactions with them? Where do we feel we can help them find strength and a love for life-long learning? And where do we feel unable to make a difference?

Please register for lunch by Friday January 19.

On Thursday, January 18, we will gather over lunch to digest the Wednesday session with Arthur Chiaravalli. Even if you cannot attend on Wednesday, you are invited to come to lunch on Thursday and to share with us what you are seeing in our students and wondering about their needs. This lunch could also be an opportunity for folks to describe their different approaches to course design and assessment.

On Wednesday, January 17, Arthur Chiaravalli, scholar, educator, and now administrator at Champlain Valley Union High School, will join us to share his insights on what is shaping the academic and emotional development of today’s high school students. As the founder of Teachers Going Gradeless, Arthur will also entertain questions about the impact of different forms of evaluation and assessment, including “-less” grading as well as no grading within a grading environment.

On Wednesday, January 10th, Arya Samuelson, writer and editor, will lead a workshop on “Generative Revision.” Her approach to revision has helped writers of all ages and ability levels – including some of our own faculty and students – strengthen their creative process and enhance their work product. Arya’s workshop promises to provide practical value to you in your own writing and will certainly help us all think about how to design our pedagogy in pursuit of helping students reach a high level of “skill and sophistication” in what they share with the world.

Every Tuesday morning (9:00 – 10:30) during Winter Term, the CTLR Lounge will be reserved as a quiet space for Writing in Community. We are happy to support you in the production of your scholarly and creative work. Light breakfast food as well as coffee and tea will be available for those who want to make progress on their work in the presence of colleagues who aim to be equally productive.

Every Tuesday morning (9:00 – 10:30) during Winter Term, the CTLR Lounge will be reserved as a quiet space for Writing in Community. We are happy to support you in the production of your scholarly and creative work. Light breakfast food as well as coffee and tea will be available for those who want to make progress on their work in the presence of colleagues who aim to be equally productive.

Every Tuesday morning (9:00 – 10:30) during Winter Term, the CTLR Lounge will be reserved as a quiet space for Writing in Community. We are happy to support you in the production of your scholarly and creative work. Light breakfast food as well as coffee and tea will be available for those who want to make progress on their work in the presence of colleagues who aim to be equally productive.

Every Tuesday morning (9:00 – 10:30) during Winter Term, the CTLR Lounge will be reserved as a quiet space for Writing in Community. We are happy to support you in the production of your scholarly and creative work. Light breakfast food as well as coffee and tea will be available for those who want to make progress on their work in the presence of colleagues who aim to be equally productive.

On Thursday, January 11th, we will gather over lunch to digest and debrief from Arya Samuelson’s “Radical Revision” workshop held on Wednesday. Even if you cannot attend the Wednesday session, you are invited to come to lunch and to share with us your thoughts about : What roles do review and revision play in the work of your courses? For writing and non-writing pedagogy, how do you chart a clear path for learners towards “skill and sophistication”? Where do you need help in honing that process?

Please register for lunch by Friday January 5th.