Center for the Advancement of Teaching & Learning

Reading Group (Mindset: The new psychology of success) RSVP deadline

Reading Group (How learning works) RSVP deadline

During Winter Term the Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning will offer two reading groups (Carol Dweck’s Mindset and Susan Ambrose’s How Learning Works), a new program to support the integration of diversity into courses, our popular course development groups, and individual consultations.

A renowned expert on education psychology and diversity in higher education visited Elon University on Nov. 22 and led a lunchtime discussion with dozens of faculty and staff members on the impact of interactions between professors and students, notably among various demographic groups.

This week’s topic highlights the addition of blogs, wikis, and journals in the new Blackboard Learn. When used together, these tools allow students to collaborate, share information with their classmates, and post private information seen only by the instructor. Learn more about these tools and how you can integrate them into your course.

The Sustainability Faculty Scholars Program is seeking applicants for the 2011 program, to begin at the start of the spring semester. The Sustainability Faculty Scholars Program will identify, support and recognize faculty who are interested in incorporating or enhancing a focus on sustainable principles and practices in their courses, and exploring a range of pedagogies to develop this theme.

Sustainability Faculty Scholars Program applications due

Peter Felten delivered the presidential address at the 35th annual POD Network conference in St. Louis on November 4. Felten’s address explored how current pressures in higher education are changing teaching, learning, and the roles of teaching centers.

Diversity, learning, and student-faculty interactions - Lunch discussion - 12:15-1:15 - Belk Pavilion 208

Faculty Fellow for Technology applications due