Summertime and Course Redesign

July 6, 2012 — In a recent article in Inside Higher Ed, Benjamin Rifkin, Dean of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at the College of New Jersey, outlines why and how the summer months can be the best time to review your...... KEEP READING »

Tags: Course Design, Pedagogical Theory, Reflection, Teaching Documentation
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Reflecting On and Documenting Your Teaching Experiences

June 10, 2011 — Reflecting on Teaching:  What?  For Whom?  Why? Often, the motivation to improve one’s teaching by revising practices or experimenting with new initiatives stems from reflection.  This reflection often focuses on feedback received from others, such as student evaluations or peer...... KEEP READING »

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Teaching Outside the Classroom – Part Two

May 4, 2011 — by John Morrell Graduate Teaching Fellow, CFT On April 5, 2011, the Center for Teaching hosted a “Conversation on Teaching” on the topic of “Teaching Outside the Classroom.” This is the second installment of a two-part blog post covering the...... KEEP READING »

Tags: Active Learning, Pedagogical Theory, STEM, Student Motivation, Sustainability
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Teaching Outside the Classroom – Part One

April 29, 2011 — by John Morrell Graduate Teaching Fellow, CFT On April 5, 2011, the Center for Teaching hosted a “Conversation on Teaching” on the topic of “Teaching Outside the Classroom.”  This is the first installment of a two-part blog post covering the...... KEEP READING »

Tags: Active Learning, Pedagogical Theory, STEM, Student Motivation, Sustainability
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CFT Assistant Director Joe Bandy Highlighted in Recent Sociology Publications

March 1, 2011 — Joe Bandy recently came to the CFT from Bowdoin College where his research was shifting to a focus on environmental sustainability and economic development in Maine, particularly the sometimes contentious relationships between working class communities and environmental advocacy in Maine’s...... KEEP READING »

Tags: About the CFT, Pedagogical Theory, Service-Learning, Sustainability
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The Perils of Terminology: Teacher-Centered and Student-Centered Pedagogy

July 23, 2010 — ProfHacker contributor Billie Hara wrote a post titled “Learning-Centered Pedagogy” last week that surfaces some of the dangers of educational jargon, particularly the terms teacher-centered pedagogy and student-centered pedagogy. Those in higher education who advocate student-centered pedagogy are often perceived...... KEEP READING »

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Exploring Signature Pedagogies: Approaches to Teaching Disciplinary Habits of Mind

May 1, 2010 — Exploring Signature Pedagogies: Approaches to Teaching Disciplinary Habits of Mind, by Regan A. R. Gurung, Nancy L. Chick, and Aeron Haynie, Stylus Publishing, 2009. From the foreword… How do individual disciplines foster deep learning, and get students to think like...... KEEP READING »

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Call for Proposals – Exploring More Signature Pedagogies – Due March 15

March 6, 2010 — Interested in writing about your disciplines signature pedagogies?  Here an interesting call for proposals from Nancy Chick of the University of Wisconsin. We are seeking proposals for chapters in follow-up to Exploring Signature Pedagogies: Approaches to Teaching Disciplinary Habits of...... KEEP READING »

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Episode 18 – Dealing with Student Misconceptions

November 3, 2009 — In this episode, we feature a panel discussion with Kathy Friedman, assistant professor in the Biological Sciences Department and Ann Kindfield, senior lecturer in the Department of Teaching and Learning at Peabody College. During this panel discussion, Kathy Friedman talks...... KEEP READING »

Tags: Assessment, Pedagogical Theory, STEM
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