Teaching & Learning News
Did you use Hypothesis, Voicethread or another tool for asynchronous discussion in your course this spring? Did you offer alternative assessments? We are collecting examples of how these were used in the remote spring term and will be sharing them with faculty preparing to teach in Fall. If you care to share, please contact Colleen Goodhue (colleen.goodhue@dartmouth.edu), Assistant Director of Communications for DCAL.
DCAL is offering small one-time grants to support faculty in the development and implementation of experiential learning activities in current Dartmouth courses in the Summer '20 or Fall '20 term. Preference will be given for activities focused on community building and student interaction and/or examining/addressing systemic racism. The small pool of funds to support these courses became available with the cancellation of spring term events. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, starting immediately, until funding is exhausted. Learn more about these grants and apply on the Experiential Learning Initiative site.
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Virtual Events & Trainings
Visit the Teach Remotely site for training on Canvas, Kalutra, and Zoom, or to set up a technology consult.
Teaching and Learning Remotely: Collaborative Work
Thursday, July 2 1:00 - 2:00pm
Collaborative work between students provides a rich set of learning opportunities, but can be challenging to facilitate in the remote teaching environment. Join us for a faculty discussion with Daniel Kotlowitz (THEA), Vasanta Kommineni (COSC), and Cecilia Gaposchkin (HIST) who will share their experience from Spring term with collaborative work in their classes. Q&A to follow.
Registration required.
New Faculty Orientation to Teaching
Wednesday September 9th
Dartmouth’s New Faculty Orientation to Teaching aims to provide useful information and productive interactions to help you get started successfully in your teaching role at Dartmouth. Facilitated by the Dartmouth Center for the Advancement of Learning (DCAL), the Orientation to Teaching is designed to complement the other welcome and orientation sessions (with your department, the Dean of the Faculty, and Office of Human Resources) that you might attend as you begin your work at the College.
At Dartmouth’s New Faculty Orientation to Teaching, participants will:
- Discover resources and support for teaching
- Hear from faculty colleagues about teaching at Dartmouth
- Meet people who can support your teaching
- Meet other new faculty
- Get excited and more relaxed about teaching at Dartmouth
As a result of attending, participants will make progress toward:
- An increased sense of belonging to a community of scholar-educators.
- Awareness of available resources and services to support teaching.
While social distancing measures and campus policies remain unclear for September, we are planning for this orientation to take place virtually, via Zoom. If we are able, we will offer an additional in-person option, though Zoom will remain the primary delivery mode. Individuals who will not yet have arrived in Hanover, who will not begin teaching until a later term, or who would prefer to attend from a distance are encouraged to take advantage of this virtual offering.
This event is intended for faculty new to Dartmouth in Fall 2020, or who will begin teaching at Dartmouth in the academic year 2020-2021. The next Orientation to Teaching will take place in September 2021. If you are unsure whether this event is suitable for you, please contact us to inquire at dcal@dartmouth.edu.
Registration required.
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