Awards… Innovation in Teaching 25 Feb 202525 Feb 2025 Congratulations to our colleague, Suzanne Theucks, the 2025 winner of the Cromwell Award for Innovation in Teaching. Suzanne was recognized at the Birthday Convocation on February 21: Provost Kim presented…
Inclusive Pedagogy… Annotating Our Syllabus 9 Jan 202515 Jan 2025 In the introductory materials and conversations we share with students in the opening days of our courses--call it our "syllabus" for shorthand--how are we introducing students into the course? That's…
Innovation… Is There an Algorithm for Teaching Reading? 30 Jul 2024 Beth McMurtrie, a senior writer at the Chronicle of Higher Ed who focuses on teaching, initiated a lively conversation this summer about the problem of student reading: "Is This the…
Cromwell Fellowships… Collaborative Teaching Forum 8 Feb 2024 Team teaching typically has been defined as two faculty members teaching the same course together. Those who have team taught often report that the experience can be invigorating and valuable…
Events… Academic Integrity and AI 31 Jan 202422 Feb 2024 Thursday, February 15, 5:30 - 6:30 pm, The Egg in Hodson. Cromwell CTL will moderate a student panel discussion and Q&A on the uses and limits of AI tools in…
Innovation… Ethical AI: Educational Perspectives 15 Jan 202422 Jan 2024 Since the release of ChatGPT in late 2022, questions and concerns about the uses of generative artificial intelligence in education have exploded. As many of you may know, these so-called…
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…
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…
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…
Innovation… AI Will Be Returning for its Sophomore Year 9 Jun 20239 Jun 2023 Post by Sean Meehan, Co-Director, Cromwell CTL and Director of Writing Amidst the predictions that emerged with the explosion of generative AI tools into education this year, many have assumed…
Events… Practical Guide to Artificial Intelligence 17 Mar 2023 Join Professor Kyle Wilson and students from his Machine Learning course as we continue to explore AI this semester. The final conversation of CTL's "Learning about Machine Learning" will be…
Awards… Dylan Poulsen: 2023 Cromwell Award for Innovation in Teaching 27 Feb 202322 Feb 2024 Dylan Poulsen, Associate Professor of Mathematics and Chair of Mathematics and Computer Science, is the 2023 recipient of the Cromwell Award for Innovation in Teaching. The award honors an instructor…
Events… Innovation/Education Series 16 Jan 20235 Apr 2023 Learning about Machine Learning Amidst the current frenzy and some fear for ChatGPT and other new text- and image-generating AI bots promising to disrupt higher education, we pause to deepen…
