On March 7, MCTL hosted an open conversation within and across divisions and disciplines to learn about ongoing changes to spaces and existing courses, the creation of new courses, and curriculum revisions that reflect the necessary work of anti-racism, from… Read More »STEM faculty present anti-racism initiatives
This information is provided to new faculty during our New Faculty Orientation. News (yours and others) Hooray! You’ve just had an article published / had an op-ed based on your professional expertise published in a newspaper / appeared on a… Read More »Finding your way
During this New Faculty Orientation (NFO) event, faculty from Curriculum Committee, Integrative Learning, and the Writing Program Committee provided an overview of helpful tips and resources for each aspect of our curriculum, including course designations, First Year Seminars, and the… Read More »Digesting the Curriculum
Assessment is an integral part of our development as teachers and mentors, and it can also track the impact of curricular changes, and improve our courses and the experiences of our students. Since there is not a one-size-fits-all approach when… Read More »Assessment Strategies
Since summer grants for the Faculty Scholarship and Development Committee (FDSC) and the Muhlenberg Center for Teaching and Learning (MCTL) are typically due in late-January or early-February, this New Faculty Orientation (NFO) session offered an opportunity for new faculty to… Read More »Preparing for a productive summer
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
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
CALENDLY.COM I use it mainly to make it easier for students and myself) to schedule a time to meet for office hours. the appointment date/time is automatically added to both calendars (Google). Appointments can be customized; free version is sufficient… Read More »Scheduling Office Hours
For science folks, use of an electronic laboratory notebook platform for students has made the notebook grading process much less painful. One can quickly navigate between different student experiments and notebooks, see time stamps (to make sure data were entered… Read More »electronic lab notebook
