In March 2020 the pandemic began immediately disrupting most aspects of the in-person studio art ceramic class I was teaching. Reflecting on this period now, it feels especially important in my development as a teacher that I was given permission to try new things that had previously not been allowed or that I had not… Read more »
Can you remember the feeling of being an Associate Instructor (AI) for the first time at IUB? Most of us feel nervous before teaching a new class – stomach jitters, sweaty palms, trying to remind ourselves why we wanted to go to grad school. Being a bit nervous before teaching is normal and the Center… Read more »
I am thrilled to share the 3rd annual CITL summer reading list! These are the books that CITL consultants are reading this summer. Over the summer, CITL and EDS consultants will be reading Reach Everyone, Teach Everyone (Tobin & Behling, 2018). In this book, the authors encourage readers to broaden their view of Universal Design… Read more »
If you read the August SoTL blog, you know we are kicking off a faculty learning community (FLC) called “Students as Partners in SoTL.” Unlike many FLCs that are made up exclusively of faculty members or graduate students, this community will be made up of both faculty and undergraduate students. I am excited to introduce… Read more »
As graduate student instructors, our classrooms are cultural intersections. In this setting, we often face barriers with student engagement and identifying diverse educational resources. In order to support graduate students throughout the instructor experience, graduate students needs spaces that prepare them with knowledge and skills for cross-cultural experiences inside and outside of the classroom. Moreover,… Read more »
SoTL stands for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning and is the systematic study of teaching and learning. It overlaps the space between teaching and research in the traditional 3 bucket view of faculty time (teaching, research, and service). Some teaching activities are informal and private, such as designing a course or developing a lesson,… Read more »