Register for Fall 2019 Special Interest Groups

Anonymous — Tue, 03 Sep 2019 18:03:34 +0000

ASSETT invites Arts & Sciences faculty (including graduate students with instructional duties) to join one of our Fall 2019 Special Interest Groups (SIGs). A SIG is a community of learners exploring themes in teaching, learning, and technology.

Current offerings include:

Maximizing Student Engagement with Course Readings: This SIG will explore ways of maximizing student engagement through course readings. Participants will be guided through four different activities and encouraged to discuss how they might use the activities during class. We will meet four times throughout the semester. Light snacks will be provided.

(Re)Envisioning Learning Spaces: Participants in this SIG will engage in hands-on exploration of the affordances of learning spaces, both physical and virtual. They will then collaborate with peers to develop strategies to maximize the opportunities of their learning space while mitigating its limitations. Approximate total time commitment is 8 to 10 hours.

BuffsCreate: Participants will receive a domain and web hosting, support and training, to initiate a web-based scholarly or pedagogical project in conversation with colleagues from across the college. While building our own individual domains, this group will consider how digital technologies are entwined in how we teach, learn, and create.

Spaces are limited. Sign up by September 16 to reserve your spot.

For more information or to register, visit the Upcoming Events page on the ASSETT website.

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SIG - Faculty Collaborate to Develop Critical Thinking Opportunities

Anonymous — Mon, 21 Nov 2016 15:48:52 +0000

SIG - Faculty Collaborate to Develop Critical Thinking Opportunities Anonymous (not verified) Mon, 11/21/2016 - 08:48

This semester, 10 faculty from across the college of Arts and Sciences participated in a Special Interest Group (SIG) on Encouraging and Developing Students’ Critical Thinking Skills. From readings and discussions, to student personas, to development of specific student activities; participants have been highly engaged in creating significant critical thinking learning experiences for their students. Due to popular demand, we’ll offer this SIG again during Spring 17. Please apply and include your available times to meet.

We recognize these Fall 16 Participants for their commitment to the continuous improvement of teaching and learning:

Bilge Birsoy, Molecular, Cellular, Developmental Biology
Doug Duncan, Program of Writing and Rhetoric
Nicole Jobin, Sewell RAP
Henry Lovejoy, History
Suzanne Magnanini, French and Italian
David Paradis, History
Kathryn Plath, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Julian Resasco, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Petger Schaberg, Program of Writing and Rhetoric
Andrew Martin, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Definitions of Critical Thinking by our participants.

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