CETLI Events Calendar

Advancements in generative AI have led to concerns about the effectiveness of written assignments. This discussion will encourage faculty to share the assignments and modifications they have used to encourage students to do the types of thinking that written assignments demand. 

Creating a sense of community helps students learn and take risks. It also opens class to more vigorous discussion.  Sara Jacoby of Family and Community Health and Rachida Ng of Architecture will start this conversation by discussing how they create and maintain a classroom community that is trusting and lively. 

Undergraduate students gain immense benefits from conducting research and from having faculty as mentors. In this conversation, Melissa Wilde of Sociology and Karen Goldberg of Chemistry will start discussion explaining how they get undergraduates interested in research and how they engage and mentor them through a project. 

The most interesting material in a subject can also be the most difficult to convey. Brendan O’Leary and Evelyn Thomson kick off this conversation by considering how to create an engaging lecture on topics that are challenging to understand. 

Oral exams allow students to show what they know and what they can do in ways that can feel more authentic.  Robin Pemantle of Math and Karen Tani of History and Law will kick off this conversation with a discussion of why they’ve chosen to give oral exams and how they administer them. 

In this open conversation, we will talk about how to prepare yourself and your class for the stress-filled time before the election, the day after the election, and whatever happens after.  Participants will consider what they intend to say and why and will discuss ways to help your students maintain community despite political and ideological […]

Clinical education is often intense and can be alienating for students. In this conversation, two clinical educators, Debbie Becker of Nursing and Everlyn Galban of Vet, will talk about how they welcome students into their clinical education experiences and support students’ sense of belonging.

Mentoring graduate students in the lab involves providing enough guidance to get students started on the right track while knowing when to encourage students to work more independently. To start this conversation Arjun Yodh of Physics and Corlett Wood of Biology will discuss how they think about giving students agency while at the same time […]