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…
Workshops Supporting Student Learning and Wellness 23 Jan 202424 Jan 2024 Virtual Forum: Wednesday, January 24, 2024, 4:30 pm Zoom Recording (washcoll access required) Links/Resources Academic Skills and Access Academic Skills: Dr. Danielle Archambault, OAS Director Faculty Resource Manual (draft; please…
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…
Events Spring 2024 CTL Preview 12 Jan 202412 Jan 2024 We are organizing a Spring 2024 schedule of CTL events, programs, and collaborations with campus partners that invites all to engage in professional development across a range of issues and…
Inclusive Pedagogy… Retrieval Practice: Remembering Student Names 10 Jan 202410 Jan 2024 An inspired teaching tip for remembering student names on the first day of class and across the first couple weeks. This comes from the learning science and memory scholar, Dr.…
Workshops Campus Free Speech and Inclusion: PEN America Workshops 10 Jan 202425 Jan 2024 Creating Campus for All: January 18, 2024 PEN America Resources PEN America Campus Free Speech Guide PEN America Principles PEN America Resource Library Additional Readings and Resources Advancing Academic Freedom…
Inclusive Pedagogy… Ungrading: Attendance and Participation 4 Dec 2023 Ungrading and Alternative Grading, critical conversations and strategies for rethinking and broadening learning assessment beyond traditional grades, have been circulating through higher ed for some time. Some recent publications, and…
News… The Hashtag Syllabus 7 Nov 20236 Feb 2024 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…