News… The Hashtag Syllabus 7 Nov 2023 We are excited to share the news and pedagogical insights of a recent publication by our colleagues Meghan Grosse (Chair of Communication and Media Studies) and Sara Clarke-De Reza (Chair…
News Navigating Difficult Conversations: Strategies from the Writing Center 6 Nov 20236 Nov 2023 Washington College Teaching and Learning in the News! A discussion with Washington College Writing Center tutors and Director of the Writing Center, Dr. Rachel Rodriguez, published by the University of…
Inclusive Pedagogy… Midterm Check: Supporting Growth 2 Oct 202324 Oct 2023 As we approach the mid-point of the semester, is it too late to make changes? Not if we approach teaching and learning with a growth mindset in which change (for…
Peer Observation… Formative Feedback and Peer Observation 8 Sep 202321 Sep 2023 The FORMs of Formative Feedback Cromwell Center for Teaching and Learning Workshop on generating formative feedback by using the WAC Peer Observation Form. Peer-Observation-Form-WACDownload F: forward-looking. What are you working…
Learning Communities Learning Community: Works in Progress 8 Sep 20235 Sep 2023 As part of the Cromwell Learning Community focused on our own writing/scholarship/creative work, I am organizing a discussion group that complements the Writing Group led by Rachel Rodriguez and explores…
Resources… Finding the Right Journal for Your Teaching and Learning Article 7 Sep 20238 Sep 2023 Are you looking for the right journal for a teaching and learning article you are working on (or dreaming about)? Below are three resources that can help you better understand…
Awards… Distinguished Teaching: Bin Song 2 Sep 20232 Sep 2023 Cromwell Center for Teaching and Learning celebrates Bin Song, Washington College Assistant Professor of Philosophy & Religion, on receiving the 2023 Alumni Distinguished Teaching Award. You can hear the thoughtful…
News… Using Mind Maps to Improve Assessment and Group Work 31 Aug 2023 In the news.... This post by our World Languages and Cultures colleagues David Hull, Nicole Grewling, and Martin Ponti, and former colleague Kitty Maynard, was published in Faculty Focus. Read…
Learning Communities Alternative Grading and Ungrading 25 Aug 20233 Oct 2023 Our Cromwell Learning Community focused on alternative grading practices and principles (also called "ungrading") will hold an initial conversation over lunch in Hodson dining hall on Wednesday, September 27, 11.45 am…
Innovation… Op-Ed: AI and Inquiry 16 Aug 202319 Aug 2023 The introduction to Sean Meehan's August 16, 2023 Inside Higher Ed op-ed, "Why Aren't We Asking Questions of AI?" "Since the release of ChatGPT in late 2022, many questions have…
Inclusive Pedagogy Decolonizing [Syllabi]: What Does it Mean? 9 Aug 2023 There has been increasing discussion about decolonization in education: decolonizing syllabi, decolonizing pedagogy, decolonizing curricula, decolonizing higher ed, etc. We have gathered some resources about what decolonizing is (and is…
Inclusive Pedagogy… Student Mental Health: Reminders for a New School Year 9 Aug 202315 Aug 2023 In January 2023, the Cromwell CTL co-sponsored a retreat about engagement and disengagement on campus and how we might readjust to college learning in this particular moment. One of our…
Books… Fall 2023 CTL Preview 7 Aug 202311 Aug 2023 A look ahead at Fall 2023 programs and collaborations across the three pillars of the Cromwell Center for Teaching and Learning: community, inclusive pedagogy, and innovation. We will kick things…
Books… No-Fuss Book Club: Inclusive Teaching 31 Jul 20237 Aug 2023 Our No-Fuss Book Club in Fall 2023 turns attention to Inclusive Teaching: Strategies for Promoting Equity in the College Classroom. The authors of this book, UNC-Chapel Hill professors Kelly A.…
Innovation… Cromwell Teaching PODs 28 Jul 202321 Sep 2023 Peer Observation and Development What is Peer Observation? Peer observation is a professional development strategy in which instructors, typically in groups of 2 – 4 colleagues, provide and receive formative…
