As teachers of first-year students, we have a rewarding opportunity to guide students through the increased complexity and changing expectations of academic life, including that of college writing. In this group, we’ll read Keith Hjorshoi’s, The Transition to College Writing, a short and practical text that addresses the habits that will help students respond to academic challenges. We’ll talk about writing expectations across disciplines, share our experiences supporting the transition to college, and delve into more specific topics such as teaching first-year students how to use sources and data. Join us to explore this important time in a student’s life and your role as a writing instructor throughout the semester.

Generative AI is one of the hottest topics in education today.  This learning community invites instructors who are (or are planning to) incorporate genAI into their teaching to connect and reflect on their experiences.  Whether you are interested in using genAI as part of your own teaching process, or as part of assignments for students, you are welcome.  We will use Sid Dobrin’s Talking About Generative AI and Traci Gardner’s curated collection Teaching Writing Across the Curriculum with AI across the disciplines as our starting resources.

Join colleagues to review and revise your existing assignments using TILT's powerful research-supported framework. The award-winning TILT project (new tab) demonstrates that clearly communicating an assignment's purpose, task, & criteria positively affects student learning, motivation and confidence, especially for first-generation students, low-income students, and students of color.  

International tensions, climate change, and a polarized and dynamic US election cycle mean that teaching and learning will be happening in unpredictable and tense times.  This group provides space for instructors to process and share the experience of teaching amid turbulence.  We’ll explore how we’re focusing on our own course goals, how we support students and set boundaries, and how we manage our own needs. Whether you’re teaching courses that directly engage challenging topics, or whether you’re wondering how world events might affect you and your students in the classroom, this group can help form community and create knowledge. (Hosted by our friends at The Center for Teaching and Learning.)

The Norton Guide to Equity-Minded Teaching is a hands-on exploration of the empirical research around creating equitable educational outcomes and examples of small and large steps that can occur in classes of all shapes and sizes.  If you’re curious about inclusive or equity-minded teaching and wondering where to start, this book is for you!  Co-authored by a team with varied disciplinary and teaching experience, it has something for everyone. (Hosted by our friends at The Center for Teaching and Learning.)

This hybrid event will be held on Wednesdays at noon:

Session 1 – October 9
Session 2 – October 30
Session 3 – November 20

Find out more and register via the CTL event's calendar >>>

Faculty Research Group: Scholarship of Teaching and Learning: Develop your teaching related research ideas with colleagues from across campus. We will meet as a group to share ideas, progress, and work together to support the research process in community. (Hosted by our friends at The Center for Teaching and Learning.)

Check back in spring 2025 for Alternative Grading!