Upcoming Events

Gradescope: Giving and Grading Paper Exams

In this workshop we will review how to setup, administer, and grade paper-based exams with Gradescope. Gradescope is a digital platform that makes the work of grading more efficient, equitable, and expeditious. It is designed to provide the benefits of digital assessment while maintaining the security and fidelity of paper-based exams. The first portion of the workshop will introduce optimal Gradescope workflows. The remaining time will be devoted to answering questions from attendees. Please register.

Faculty Discussion Series on Difficult Conversations in the Classroom

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We teach in difficult times. Using Parker Palmer’s The Courage to Teach, this series will engage Brown instructors in reflecting on why we teach, who we are as teachers, and how we can engage our students in sometimes challenging conversations in our classrooms. Participants are welcome to attend just one meeting of the series or all of them. Each meeting will be co-facilitated by Mary Wright (Associate Provost for Teaching and Learning and Professor [Research] in Sociology) and a guest facilitator. We will reflect on purpose-related themes raised in the book – why we teach and who we are as teachers – while “trying on” different discussion approaches. Discussion will take place Noon - 12:50 PM, with lunch served for takeaway or continued conversation.

On Friday, February 16, please join us for a discussion with Professor Andre Willis (Religious Studies). Please register.

On Tuesday, February 27, please join us for a discussion with Dean Rashid Zia (Engineering & Physics). Please register.

On Friday, April 5, please join us for a discussion with Professor James (Jim) Valles (Physics) and Ruth Colwill (Cognitive and Psychological Sciences) at STEM Ed Fridays. Please register.

On Tuesday, April 9, please join us for a discussion co-facilitated with Laura Snyder (Education) and Brad Gibbs (Economics). Please register.

STEM Ed Fridays: Faculty Discussion Series on Difficult Conversations in the Classroom

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Are you interested in discussing STEM education at Brown? STEM Ed Friday is a vibrant learning community where STEM instructors and staff members share ideas, experiences, and challenges related to STEM education. Please register.

Faculty Discussion Series on Difficult Conversations in the Classroom

, 720

We teach in difficult times. Using Parker Palmer’s The Courage to Teach, this series will engage Brown instructors in reflecting on why we teach, who we are as teachers, and how we can engage our students in sometimes challenging conversations in our classrooms. Participants are welcome to attend just one meeting of the series or all of them. Each meeting will be co-facilitated by Mary Wright (Associate Provost for Teaching and Learning and Professor [Research] in Sociology) and a guest facilitator. We will reflect on purpose-related themes raised in the book – why we teach and who we are as teachers – while “trying on” different discussion approaches. Discussion will take place Noon - 12:50 PM, with lunch served for takeaway or continued conversation.

On Friday, February 16, please join us for a discussion with Professor Andre Willis (Religious Studies). Please register.

On Tuesday, February 27, please join us for a discussion with Dean Rashid Zia (Engineering & Physics). Please register.

On Friday, April 5, please join us for a discussion with Professor James (Jim) Valles (Physics) and Ruth Colwill (Cognitive and Psychological Sciences) at STEM Ed Fridays. Please register.

On Tuesday, April 9, please join us for a discussion co-facilitated with Laura Snyder (Education) and Brad Gibbs (Economics). Please register.

How to Use the Canvas Template (Pre-College online course template)

Do you have questions about using the Canvas template for your online Pre-College course? Join learning designers and technologists from Digital Learning and Design for an overview on how to use the Canvas template. They will also share tips for using Canvas as an organizing framework for your course. We will also devote part of the session to Q & A where you will be ask questions regarding your own course.  Please register.  

CIRTL Meet-N-Greet

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Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning (CIRTL) at Brown will be hosting a gathering to bring together those who are currently participating in CIRTL as well as those interested in participating in CIRTL. This will be an informal opportunity to stop in and meet others, get to know staff who are supporting CIRTL, and get any of your questions answered about CIRTL at Brown. Lunch provided! Please register.

Team Based Inquiry Learning: What is that?

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Team-Based Inquiry Learning (TBIL) is a form of active learning that uses the structure of Team-Based Learning as a means of implementing Inquiry-Based Learning. While initially developed in the context of mathematics instruction, TBIL is applicable to all disciplines with a tradition of inquiry based instruction. In this workshop, we will describe the essential elements of TBIL, and participants will explore how TBIL can be adapted to their own discipline. Please register.

STEM Ed Fridays

, 720

Are you interested in discussing STEM education at Brown? STEM Ed Friday is a vibrant learning community where STEM instructors and staff members share ideas, experiences, and challenges related to STEM education. Please register.