TMAC Weekly 11.26.13

Next week: a “brown bag” event on grading practices, December 3 (free period). What grade would you give your grading policy? Join your colleagues for an open-ended discussion of grading practices. This Thanksgiving week we present again the many links and resources we’ve identified this semester. Below are the links to this semester’s weekly updates. … Continue reading TMAC Weekly 11.26.13

Teaching Matters Weekly 11.21.13

Coming Up: a “brown bag” event on grading practices, December 3 (free period). Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Próspero N. García (Assistant Professor, Foreign Languages) discusses the importance of learning goals in his classroom teaching practice. Question of the Month: Reading is Fundamental. But how do we teach critical and effective reading? Please share with us (and … Continue reading Teaching Matters Weekly 11.21.13

Faculty Spotlight – Próspero N. García

Dr. Próspero N. García (assistant professor, Foreign Languages) compares creating learning goals for his classes to the process of cooking a good meal: if you’re not sure what you’re cooking from the beginning, you won’t know what ingredients you need. Keeping this in mind, he carefully considers the overall objective of the course and then … Continue reading Faculty Spotlight – Próspero N. García

Teaching Matters Weekly 11.14.13

This week: “Assessing Your Assessment Plan: A Workshop for Chairs, Directors (and Others),” (11/15, noon – 2, ATG-Faculty Lounge, brown bag + light refreshments) Faculty Spotlight: This week we spotlight two professors recently recognized for their work at the global and the local level. Professor Elizabeth Demaray (Associate Professor, Fine Arts) was interviewed by the … Continue reading Teaching Matters Weekly 11.14.13