Virtual event This workshop will focus on using shared documents with students while having them work in breakout rooms to increase the quality of group work and subsequent class discussions. Additional features of breakout rooms and Zoom will be explored based on interest. Register for this event (opens in a new window)
(This group is closed) Every 2 weeks from 3pm to 5pm on Thursday from September 9 to May 19, 2022. The REFLeCT program has selected its fellows for AY21-22. If you are interested in learning more about this program please email karen.pelletreau@maine.edu.
This is a collaborative, faculty-led, practically-oriented community focusing on fostering equity through developing our syllabi and engaging them meaningfully in class. In Spring 2022, the syllabus working group will focus on developing a sharable "equity starter pack" for syllabi to include suggested language, organizational structures, and ways to present and engage the syllabus throughout the semester. […]
An informal discussion group for lecturers at UMaine to discuss teaching strategies, capacity building, methods of documenting teaching and learning, peer observations and other opportunities based on interest. All meeting […]
Virtual event These meetings will focus on “Plus One Strategies” you can adopt to proactively design courses that meet the varied needs of our increasingly diverse body of students. Each workshop will be designed with 30 minutes of learning on a specific strategy and 30 minutes of practice and Q&A to allow you to explore […]
Using the book What Inclusive Instructors Do: Principles and Practices for Excellence in College Teaching (opens in new window) which helps to bridge the gap between theory and practice, this CoP will help […]
In this community of practice faculty will be invited to take a critical eye to the assessment strategies they are using in their teaching. Over the course of the semester, we will use existing tools, education research and our own criteria to self evaluate course-level assessments for: 1) alignment 2) relevance 3) authenticity 4) universal […]
Interested in learning more about the research and evidence on effective teaching and improved learning? Want to have an energetic discussion about teaching over coffee with peers? This in-person discussion […]
(This group is closed) Every 2 weeks from 3pm to 5pm on Thursday from September 9 to May 19, 2022. The REFLeCT program has selected its fellows for AY21-22. If […]
This is a collaborative, faculty-led, practically-oriented community focusing on fostering equity through developing our syllabi and engaging them meaningfully in class. In Spring 2022, the syllabus working group will focus on developing a sharable "equity starter pack" for syllabi to include suggested language, organizational structures, and ways to present and engage the syllabus throughout the semester. […]
