Center for Teaching, Learning and Research

Recognizing the tension, anxiety, and fears that many of our students have about the upcoming election, this workshop will address the impact students might be feeling following the election, how that impact might affect classroom dynamics/engagement, and how faculty can acknowledge impact and/or create space for processing. This workshop will be led by Renee Wells, Director of Education for Equity and Inclusion, and moderated by Jim Ralph, CTLR director.

You don’t have to write alone! The Writing Center at Middlebury College will join other colleges and universities from around the globe in sponsoring a Write-In during the last weeks of the fall semester. The Write-In fosters a writing community by setting aside time and space for students to write together. A Peer Writing Tutor and a Research Librarian will be on hand to provide support.

One of the interesting developments in digital humanities is the emergence of “deformative criticism,” an approach to creatively “breaking” an object of study to reveal hidden facets and create innovative new works. In a DLA Behind the Scenes lunchtime presentation, Jason Mittell, Professor of Film & Media Culture and American Studies, will demonstrate a number of “videographic deformations” that he made during his research leave last year.

Join the CTLR and DLINQ for a panel discussion with five Middlebury faculty who will share key takeaways from teaching courses fully online this summer.

The panelists include:

Laura Burian, GSTILE, MIIS
Bettina Matthias, German, Middlebury College
William Poulin-Deltour, French and Francophone Studies, Middlebury College
Patricia Saldarriaga, Luso-Hispanic Studies, Middlebury College
Thor Sawin, TESOL/TFL, MIIS

In this session of the Contemporary Teaching in the Liberal Arts Series, come and learn about the framework of executive function support, why it promotes accessibility, and get practical support in evaluating digital tools to support executive function for your classroom. Lunch will be provided. Please RSVP by January 17th.

  EVENT LOCATION: Davis Family Library 225 (CTLR)

Susan Burch will lead a faculty training on Universal Design and Learning (UDL).

Join the CTLR and the Rethinking Grading Community of Practice in a discussion with Susan Blum, author of “Ungrading,” (Inside Higher Ed, November 14, 2017) and the recent book I Love Learning; I Hate School: An Anthropology of College, on the role of grades and grading in higher education. Faculty are encouraged to share their efforts to de-emphasize grades in a structure where grades are (still) required.
Lunch provided, please register by Jan. 23

  EVENT LOCATION: Davis Family Library 225 (CTLR)

From flammable tap water and sick livestock to the onset of hundreds of earthquakes in Oklahoma, the impact of fracking in the United States is far-reaching and deeply felt. In this DLA-sponsored talk, Sara Wylie, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Anthropology, and Health Science at Northeastern University, traces the history of fracking and the ways scientists and everyday people are coming together to hold accountable an industry that has managed to evade regulation.

Join Maddie Orcutt ‘16 and Kate Hamilton ‘15.5 for a session about their experiences as Truman Scholars. More information about the Truman Scholarship and how to apply can be found at http://go.middlebury.edu/truman. Zoom link to participate will be provided when registered.

The Center for Teaching, Learning & Research is delighted to sponsor the “The Publisher-in-Residence Program” on Thursday and Friday, February 13 & 14. The publishing world is in the midst of transition, and with this program George F. Thompson helps faculty and staff learn what publishers are looking for, how to prepare manuscripts for external peer review and publication, and, more generally, how to navigate the publication process.