Provost's Retreat on Teaching and Learning 2018 Dean's Retreat on Inclusive Pedagogies

Thursday, August 30th, 2018, 8:30 am - 4:00 pm, Inn on Boltwood (formerly known as Lord Jeffery Inn)

The Provost's Retreat on Teaching and Learning offers an opportunity to reconnect with colleagues before the semester begins, to explore ideas about teaching, and to learn about pedagogical strategies.

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Resources

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Keynote resources:

• Keynote Speakers' Bios - Michael Sweet and Alexia Ferracuti
• Keynote Presentation Slides 
• “Practicing a Pedagogy That Engages Diversity.” ASHE Higher Education Report, vol. 38, no. 2, July 2012, pp. 83–101. PDF
• Inclusive Practices
• Team-Based Learning
• 4-S Discussion Activities
• TBL Peer Evaluation Form

Additional Resources:

• Academic Technology Services Presentation Slides (PDF)
• Breakout Sessions Descriptions
• Overall Event Reflections

8:30 a.m.: Continental Breakfast

9:00 a.m.: Opening Remarks by Catherine Epstein, provost and dean of the faculty

9:15 a.m.: "Team-Based Learning:  Effective Group Work and Inclusive Practices" Keynote speakers Michael Sweet and Alexia Ferracuti

12:30 p.m.: Lunch and Resource Fair

• Academic Technology Services  
• Accessibility Services
• Center for Community Engagement  
• Center for Teaching & Learning
• Counseling Center  
• Frost Library, Research and Instruction
• Fellowships
• Global Education
• Moss Quantitative Center
• Student Affairs
• Writing Center

1:30 p.m.: Faculty, Student and Staff Panel on Collaborative and Cooperative Learning

• Ellen Boucher, Associate Professor of History and Chair of European Studies
• Dunstan McNutt, Research & Instruction Librarian
• Paul Schroeder Rodríquez, Professor of Spanish
  • High Impact Educational Practices, Association of American Colleges & Universities
• Leslikarina Patino '20
• Jeffrey Suliveres ‘20
• David Cox, Walker Professor of Mathematics
  • Math Fellows Program Overview
• Fernando Liu Lopez, Math Quantitative Fellow

3:00 p.m.: Concurrent Breakout Sessions