For the past two years, I have offered an extra credit opportunity for my students to engage in a “technology challenge”. Most students have participated in this challenge, and those who participated submitted thoughtful reflections of the changes they implemented.… Read More »Technology Challenge
New Faculty Orientation (NFO) Session October 27, 3:30-4:30 pm Tips and Strategies: From Holly Cate: This idea isn’t a new one by any means – it was part of Brooke Vick’s terrific Inclusive Pedagogy workshop. I feel like one of… Read More »Facilitating Difficult Conversations in the classroom
Making Decisions: A Conversation About Balancing Teaching, Scholarship and Service New Faculty Orientation (NFO) Session February, 25, 2021 Prompts for Discussion in Breakout Rooms: First Breakout Room Session (15 minutes) Share one tip or strategy you have used to attempt… Read More »Making Decisions: A Conversation About Balancing Teaching, Scholarship and Service
Process for resolving allegations of Academic Integrity Code violations Before a violation Include a statement on the syllabus about the AIC; specify potential consequences for violations Clarify expectations for AIC compliance on individual assignments Frequently remind students during the semester… Read More »Process For Resolving Allegations Of Academic Integrity Code Violations
First-year seminars have an epistemological focus that engages students in seeing the questions implicit in texts, acquiring metacognitive awareness, and using writing as a form of thinking and invention (i.e. how to have ideas). focus on analytical writing—an understanding of… Read More »Guidelines & Best Practices for Teaching First-Year Seminars
The purpose of this document is to establish some common guidelines to enable First-Year Seminar (FYS) Professors and their Writing Assistants (WA) to collaborate most productively. Every WA has some specified duties, primarily meeting one-on-one with students in the FYS,… Read More »First-Year Seminar Professors & Writing Assistants: A User’s Guide
Promising practices promoting inclusion and belonging Fall 2020 COURSE DESIGN Review your curricular materials for representation of diverse and underrepresented perspectives, inclusive of difference in racial, ethnic, gender, sexuality, ability, class, cultural, and faith identities as applicable. Be mindful of… Read More »Inclusive & Anti-Racist Pedagogy
Support for scholarship Type Description Approval Process Amount Deadline Faculty Summer Research and Professional Growth Grants Faculty Summer Grants, which are competitive, can be used to support 1) Research or study leading to publication, exhibition, or performance; and 2) Professional… Read More »Funding for Faculty Development at Muhlenberg College
Tips for Faculty Development and Scholarship Committee (FDSC) Grants: 1. Make the description of your work accessible to a broad audience. Explain any disciplinary terms used. 2. Be sure to address the impact of your work within your discipline. Also,… Read More »Preparing for a productive Summer
Finding Us Online: http://trexler.muhlenberg.edu By Phone: Circulation Desk – 484.664.3500 In Person: Trexler Library is located on the south side of Chew St., next to the Center for the Arts. The subject librarians’ offices are located on Level A inside… Read More »Library Resources & Services for Faculty
