Higher Education and Teaching Commons^™

Yoga For Stress Relief | Brownbag Series, Dena French

Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning [CETL]

Bring your lunch and learn from your colleagues! Brownbag lunch presentations will be held four times this semester with different faculty members presenting topics that may be helpful to you.

Maintaining Research Productivity While Teaching | Brownbag Series, Sarah Huisman

Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning [CETL]

Bring your lunch and learn from your colleagues! Brownbag lunch presentations will be held four times this semester with different faculty members presenting topics that may be helpful to you.

[Rescheduled} Gaining Understanding Of Interprofessional Education (Ipe) | Brownbag Series, Jamie Daugherty

Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning [CETL]

Bring your lunch and learn from your colleagues! Brownbag lunch presentations will be held four times this semester with different faculty members presenting topics that may be helpful to you.

Writing Across The Curriculum: Supporting Student-Athletes As Writers | Brownbag Series, Peter Ribic

Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning [CETL]

Bring your lunch and learn from your colleagues! Brownbag lunch presentations will be held four times this semester with different faculty members presenting topics that may be helpful to you.

Writing Circle | Spring 2023, Fontbonne University

Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning [CETL]

Need a time dedicated to writing and some friends/colleagues to help with accountability? Join the writing circle, a CETL favorite.

Creativity In Teaching - Engaging Students | Brownbag Series, Kelly Lane-Degraaf

Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning [CETL]

Bring your lunch and learn from your colleagues! Brownbag lunch presentations will be held four times this semester with different faculty members presenting topics that may be helpful to you.

[Rescheduled] Writing Across The Curicculum | Brownbag Series, Peter Ribic

Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning [CETL]

Look for a new date in the spring.

Bring your lunch and learn from your colleagues! Brownbag lunch presentations will be held four times this semester with different faculty members presenting topics that may be helpful to you.

[Rescheduled] Self-Care Survival Tips With A Side Of Stress | Brownbag Series, Jamie Doronkin

Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning [CETL]

Bring your lunch and learn from your colleagues!

Large-scale changes in social interaction, mental wellness, and education experiences since 2020 have changed the way our students encounter learning and classroom practices. This year’s CETL events address various ways that we can reshape our classroom practices and interactions in a time of widespread trauma to better engage and challenge our students.

Ungrading: Why Rating Students Undermines Learning (And What To Do Instead) | Book Club [2 Of 4], Susan D. Blum

Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning [CETL]

The moment is right for critical reflection on what has been assumed to be a core part of schooling. In UNgrading, fifteen educators write about their diverse experiences going gradeless. Some contributors are new to the practice and some have been engaging in it for decades. Some are in humanities and social sciences, some in STEM fields. Some are in higher education, but some are the K–12 pioneers who led the way. Based on rigorous and replicated research, this is the first book to show why and how faculty who wish to focus on learning, rather than sorting or …

Ungrading: Why Rating Students Undermines Learning (And What To Do Instead) | Book Club [2 Of 4], Susan D. Blum

Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning [CETL]

The moment is right for critical reflection on what has been assumed to be a core part of schooling. In UNgrading, fifteen educators write about their diverse experiences going gradeless. Some contributors are new to the practice and some have been engaging in it for decades. Some are in humanities and social sciences, some in STEM fields. Some are in higher education, but some are the K–12 pioneers who led the way. Based on rigorous and replicated research, this is the first book to show why and how faculty who wish to focus on learning, rather than sorting or …

Student Support Services And The Behavioral Intervention Team | Brownbag Series, Regina Wade-Johnson, Matthew Nelson

Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning [CETL]

Bring your lunch and learn from your colleagues! Brownbag lunch presentations will be held four times this semester with different faculty members presenting topics that may be helpful to you.

Ungrading: Why Rating Students Undermines Learning (And What To Do Instead) | Book Club [1 Of 4], Susan D. Blum

Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning [CETL]

The moment is right for critical reflection on what has been assumed to be a core part of schooling. In UNgrading, fifteen educators write about their diverse experiences going gradeless. Some contributors are new to the practice and some have been engaging in it for decades. Some are in humanities and social sciences, some in STEM fields. Some are in higher education, but some are the K–12 pioneers who led the way. Based on rigorous and replicated research, this is the first book to show why and how faculty who wish to focus on learning, rather than sorting or …

Writing Circle | Spring 2022, Sarah E. Huisman

Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning [CETL]

Are you writing something? Wanting to write more? Wanting to start a new project? let's start the semester off right with good habits. One of the biggest challenges with finding the time to write is making it a habit and sitting down to write. This writing circle will give you the space to write and hopefully make a new habit of writing that you can carry over into the future. if you have never joined one of the writing circles, now is your time! You won't regret it.

Benefits of the Writing Circle

Engage with other faculty to discuss your …

Representation Matters: One Approach To Centering Diversity In Science Classes | Speaker Series, Kelly Lane-Degraaf

Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning [CETL]

While some disciplines lend themselves to a focus on DEI issues via the content of the courses themselves, math and science courses historically do not. As we all work to make our classrooms more inclusive and accessible, we can benefit from observing and discussing approaches others have taken. Please join us for a discussion of one approach to centering DEI efforts in a STEM field and stay for a mini-conference that has emerged from this work.

Writing Circle | Fall 2021, Sarah E. Huisman

Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning [CETL]

Are you writing something? Wanting to write more? Wanting to start a new project?

Let's start the semester off right with good habits!
One of the biggest challenges with finding time to write is making it a habit and sitting down to write. This writing circle will give you the space to write an hopefully make a new habit of writing that you can carry over into the future. If you have never joined one of the writing circles, now is your time! You won't regret it.

Writing Circle | Spring Into Summer, Sarah E. Huisman E.

Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning [CETL]

There’s a gap in-between spring and summer. Use this time to join the CETL in a 6-week writing circle. This time can be spent writing anything. One of the biggest challenges with finding time to write is making it a habit and sitting down to write. This writing circle will give you the space to write and hopefully make a new habit of writing that you can carry over into the future.

We're Over It… But Are We? | Reflection And Discussion, Sarah E. Huisman

Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning [CETL]

This academic year has been different. Teaching during a global pandemic has challenged us and shifted much of our teaching. We're over it... but are we?

We may be over the pandemic, but what about the big shifts we had in our teaching this year? How will these forever change our pedagogy and our content? What things from this year will we take with us into our future teaching? Join us for a 1-hour reflective discussion about how the pandemic has changed our teaching and how we may find the silver lining in some of challenges and changes.

To be …

Dead Ideas In Teaching And Learning | Learning Circle, Sarah E. Huisman

Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning [CETL]

Why do we do what we do in the classroom? Science does not back all of our pedagogy. What ideas are dead in teaching and learning? What ideas should we reflect on and alter for the benefit of being effective, inclusive, and engaging instructors?

Join the CETL for a 4-meeting series where we will listen to a podcast series "Dead Ideas in Teaching and Learning" through Columbia University. We will meet to discuss various ideas and reflect on the podcasts and our personal practices. If you like listening to podcasts, this one's for you!

Each meeting we will chat about …

Small Teaching And Small Teaching Online | Learning Circle, Sarah E. Huisman

Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning [CETL]

The Center of Excellence in Teaching in Learning (CETL) would like to announce a learning circle that will operate as a community of practice (COP), utilizing the science behind two books to reflect and apply these principles to the craft of teaching. Small Teaching by James Lang (2016) and Small Teaching Online by Flower Darby and James Lang (2019) explore the concept of how we can improve our teaching by doing small manageable things to improve.

The books may be purchased or accessed online at Z-library. Please join us for a 4-month opportunity to focus on your teaching in a …

Inclusive Teaching Training | Edx, Sarah E. Huisman

Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning [CETL]

No abstract provided.

From The Playing Field To The Classroom: An Examination Of Gender Inequality | Speaker Series, Alexander Traugutt

Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning [CETL]

Disparities in the wages paid and the roles assigned to different genders have been well documented and publicized. These differentials, however, have resulted in continued and increased criticism of gender-based societal constructs.

This presentation and discussion will focus on gender roles in sport and how these influences manifest themselves in the classroom. in a time when we should continually challenge ourselves to create more inclusive classroom environments, this fundamental construct is oftentimes ignored, leading to a continuous cycle of inequality.

Writing Circle | 2019-2020, Sarah E. Huisman

Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning [CETL]

Have you been writing and article, book, or anything in between that you are struggling to find time for? Or are you in a rut with your writing? If so, join us for an information meeting about an upcoming 5-week series.

Becoming Trauma-Informed | Speaker Series, Jamie Doronkin

Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning [CETL]

Presentation and discussion focused on becoming more informed about the nuances and impact of trauma.

Classroom Perspectives On Social Justice In The Classroom | Speaker Series, Daffney Felton

Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning [CETL]

Social Justice can mean different things and can manifest in different ways in a classroom. In this presentation, Join Dr. Felton for a presentation and discussion.

Social Justice In The Classroom | Speaker Series, Kasi Williamson

Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning [CETL]

Social Justice is everywhere. Sometimes, we teach courses that directly address social justice issues, but perhaps more often we teach subject matter that was taught to us as if it is separate from justice-related concerns. How can we identify the ways our course content intersects with social justice issues? And how can we build our own expertise so we can bring these intersections to light in our classes?

Dr. Williamson's presentation will be followed by guided inquiry and discussion and is intended to generate practical ideas for teaching and professional development. .

Writing Circle | 2018-2019, Sarah E. Huisman

Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning [CETL]

12-Week Writer's Workshop

Have you been writing an article, book, or anything in between that you are struggling to find time for? Or are you in a rut with your writing? If so, join us for a 1-hour informational meeting about a 12-week series starting soon.

The writing circle will meet three times during the twelve weeks.

Engaging Ideas | Learning Circle, Laurel Newman

Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning [CETL]

No abstract provided.

Small Teaching: Everyday Lessons From The Science Of Learning | Learning Circle, Sarah E. Huisman

Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning [CETL]

No abstract provided.