Faculty Professional Development - April Offerings from the CTLR
| by Amy Morsman
Events and Gatherings
What should we do when we strongly suspect a student of having broken the honor code? What are the best practices for approaching students in such cases? How can we build trust and a spirit of academic integrity, especially when generative A.I. now makes cheating so easy and so tempting? Join us for a discussion organized by the Academic Integrity Committee with faculty and students who have been through the judicial process and come out the other side intact. For catering purposes, please register by Monday, 3/30.
The CTLR is pleased to welcome a guest visiting the College Counseling Center, Dr. Stacey Litam, Licensed Professional Counselor and Professor of Counselor Education, to the Q-Center for a faculty/staff-centered lunch discussion about supporting students in times of personal crisis or moments of broader struggle. Dr. Litam aims to help faculty/staff better understand a) what to do initially in class, in small student groups, or 1 on 1 with students as they struggle with a personal or community crisis and b) how to feel confident discerning the line between providing basic human comfort as an educator and referring students to professional health resources on campus. To ensure accuracy of our catering order, please register for this event by Tuesday, March 31.
If you want to learn more about Project-Based Learning and/or Community-Connected Learning or you’re already engaged in these pedagogical approaches, come join a group that supports each other every month over free food. We will next gather over breakfast at Shiretown on Wednesday, April 15, from 8:15–9:15 AM or however long you can stay. Members of the CTLR and CCE will be there to facilitate a conversation shaped by what practitioners bring to the table. We’ll have a tab open at the counter. No registration necessary.
In this discussion, we will consider effective writing instruction across the disciplines from the perspective of both students and professors. Students will share their reflections on writing strategies and assignments that have most helped them to develop their writing skills. Faculty are invited to share how they approach writing instruction and what strategies have been especially successful. This will be an opportunity for us to share insights and learn from our multiple perspectives on campus. Lunch will be provided, but please register for it by Wednesday 4/8 so that we have enough food. Hosted by The Writing Center, CTLR, and WRPR.
The CTLR and DLINQ are back at it this Spring with their Community-of-Practice support group for educators interested in exploring questions related to AI in education. If you’re skeptical, curious, or already dabbling in how to use AI with intention in your work with students, you are welcome to join us for casual, collegial conversation each month. This is an opportunity to lean on and learn from each other. This semester, we will meet for lunch one Thursday a month. In April, we will gather for a catered meal on Thursday, the 23rd, at 12:00 PM in the Q-Center, Room 209 (MBH). Arrive when you can; stay for as long as you like. Please do register for this event by Thursday, 4/16, so that we can be sure to have enough food for you.
SAVE THE DATE FOR MAY: Publishing Advice from George Thompson and his Publisher-in-Residence Program
George has visited our campus several times in the last few years to assist faculty at all stages in making wise choices about pitching their scholarly projects to publishers and journal editors and navigating the evolving publishing market. Colleagues who have met with George report feeling energized to tackle their next steps and well-informed about how they can exercise agency in the process of publishing their work. George will return during exam week in May for a lunchtime presentation and one-on-one consults with faculty preparing for a summer full of scholarly progress. Mark your calendar for Wednesday May 13-14 — more details and a registration link to come in the next few weeks.
Opportunities
DLINQ Consultation Support for Course Design
Do you have a challenge or issue related to your course that you’ve been wanting to dig into, and could use a supportive partner who can offer some research-based practices to help you think things through? We provide one-on-one support for teaching on a variety of topics, including:
- Assignment (Re)Design: Do you have an assignment or assessment that is not working the way that you’d like it to? Our instructional designers can be thought partners to help make assignments work better for your class.
- Canvas Glow-Up: Want to improve the visual design, layout, and organization of your Canvas site, but don’t have the time to do it yourself? Request a Canvas Glow-Up consultation and let a DLINQ instructional designer help.
For more info, visit our consultations page or email dlinq@middlebury.edu