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The 2017-18 Faculty Cohort on “Teaching for Inclusion and Social Justice” discusses critical approaches to intercultural competence.

Apply For 2019-20 Faculty Cohorts On Teaching

Applications are now being accepted for our 2019-20 Faculty Cohorts: Applying Learning Science to Our Teaching and Teaching For Inclusion And Social Justice. Cohort participants receive a $2500 stipend and spend a year investigating a new pedagogical approach that they also implement in a course taught during the cohort year. The program is open to all Boston College faculty. Descriptions of the two cohort topics and application information are available on the CTE website.

JFCT: Class Discussion And Participation

One of the most common teaching questions we hear in the CTE is “How can I get more students to participate?” — with faculty defining participation in myriad ways. Whether you’re interested in facilitating more lively class discussions, ensuring students come to class prepared, or seeking to encourage greater student ownership of their learning, it can be a challenge to motivate broad student participation in and out of class. At this month’s Junior Faculty Conversations on Teaching, February 19 from 12:00 - 1:00, we’ll talk about the barriers we see to student participation and the strategies we’ve found effective in encouraging greater student engagement. Find the full spring schedule and RSVP information on the CTE website.

RSVP Now for Spring Reading Groups

Teaching Online

All instructors at BC are invited to join our discussion of Teaching Online: A Guide to Theory, Research, and Practice by Claire Howell Major, our Excellence in Teaching Day keynote speaker. Meetings will be on March 13, March 27, April 10, and April 24 from 2:00 - 3:00 with a period of online discussion between the second and third meetings. The group is open to new and experienced online instructors as well as anyone curious about teaching online. Participants who can commit to attending all four meetings will receive a copy of the book. Space is limited, so please indicate your interest by Friday, March 1.

Real News

The Real News reading group will focus on understanding how students engage with news, how an information environment structured by proprietary algorithms affects that engagement, and how to promote news literacy skills in the classroom. The group will read the Project Information Literacy News Study to get started, followed by book chapters and articles including a section of Algorithms of Oppression by Safiya Noble. We will meet three times between February and April. Participants can sign up by emailing Julia Hughes by February 11 and then the group will determine meeting times together.

Teaching Portfolio Resources

The CTE recently published two online guides to developing a Teaching Philosophy statement and Teaching Portfolio. Geared towards graduate students participating in the Apprenticeship in College Teaching program as well as those preparing to go on the job market, the guides provide reflection prompts, an overview of typical components, and links to sample materials. In addition, graduate students interested in getting feedback on their portfolio can participate in a series of peer review sessions in February. Each session will begin with a structured opportunity for participants to receive feedback on draft materials from peers and then open time to ask questions and work individually. Contact Francesca Minonne for more information.

Graduate Teaching Award Nominations Due

Nomination forms for the Donald J. White Graduate Teaching Awards will be distributed to Graduate Program Directors across CSOM, CSON, LSOE, and MCAS in the next few days. The Donald J. White Teaching Excellence Awards program was established to underscore and reinforce the importance of the pursuit of teaching excellence in graduate Teaching Fellows and Teaching Assistants at Boston College. The deadline for submissions is March 15, 2019.

ATIG Proposals Due March 15

The Academic Technology Advisory Board is again making Academic Technology Innovation Grants (ATIGs) available to faculty interested in bringing new instructional and research technologies to Boston College or bringing innovative approaches to teaching and research through technology. ATIGs provide start up funding, typically between $5,000 and $40,000, and should aim to be self-sustaining and impact a large number of Boston College faculty and/or students. For more information, contact the Grants Manager, Shaylonda Barton.

3rd Intercultural Skills Conference at BC

On March 1st, the Office of International Programs will host its third Boston Intercultural Skills Conference (BISC) with the theme of "Meeting Students Where They are: Exploring Generational Differences within the Context of International Education." Rachel Reiser, Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Student Experience and Services at Boston University and author of Millennials on Board: The Impact of the Rising Generation of the Workplace, will be the keynote speaker. There is no cost for BC faculty, staff or graduate students. More information and online registration is available on the OIP website.

CTE staff teaching Online this Spring

Three CTE staff members are teaching online courses this Spring semester. Matthew Goode teaches a section of "Reflections on Being Abroad,” a course offered by BC’s Office of International Programs for students who are studying abroad for the semester. John FitzGibbon teaches “Political Economy”, an asynchronous online course as part of the undergraduate programs at the Woods College of Advancing Studies. Francesca Minonne teaches College  Writing, an asynchronous online course that is also at the Woods College.
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