Learning Communities Alternative Grading and Ungrading 25 Aug 202313 May 2024 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…
Learning Communities Cromwell Learning Communities 28 Jul 20235 Sep 2023 Many faculty have shared that scheduling conflicts interfere with their ability to participate in some CTL events. They also expressed diverse interests with respect to the topics they’re most interested…
Inclusive Pedagogy Equitable Assignment Design 16 Jun 2023 Becky Supiano in the Chronicle of Higher Education provides a useful summary of a new research article offering 3 approaches to equitable assignment design and supported by research data. This…
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… Teaching Highlights 2023 2 Jun 2023 The program from the May 12, 2023 gathering with the Board of Visitors and Governors, honoring Barbara Cromwell, celebrating 10 years of the Barbara and George Cromwell Center for Teaching…
Events… Inclusive Pedagogy and Classroom Practices 7 May 20237 May 2023 May 17, 2023. Washington College Co-sponsored with the Associate Provost of Diversity and Inclusion and the Miller Director of Civic Engagement at the Starr Center.
Events… 2022-2023 in Review 29 Apr 202330 Apr 2023 The Cromwell Center for Teaching and Learning will be reporting at the May 12 meeting of the Board of Visitors and Governors. Afterwards, the CTL will host a 4:30 pm…
Awards… Cromwell Fellowships 2023-2025 24 Apr 202316 May 2023 We gladly announce and congratulate the new class of Cromwell Fellows, who will research and develop projects in teaching and learning during academic years 2023-2025 in the following areas. Civic…
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…
