The population of international students at UMaine has rebounded since the onset of COVID–international undergraduate applications for fall 2023 are trending more than double what they were in fall 2019. UMM is seeing almost an exponential increase. With this, understanding and valuing the experiences and perspectives of international students has become increasingly important at both […]
In-person The Graduate Teaching Academy (GTA) is a catalyst for successful undergraduate teaching where students can explore the transferable skills of teaching, bringing their experience beyond the classroom, and is open to ALL Graduate Students who are interested in preparing for careers that involve teaching, inside and outside of academia. The GTA is a place […]
The population of international students at UMaine has rebounded since the onset of COVID–international undergraduate applications for fall 2023 are trending more than double what they were in fall 2019. UMM is seeing almost an exponential increase. With this, understanding and valuing the experiences and perspectives of international students has become increasingly important at both […]
Virtual meetings (via Zoom) We will be reading Radical Hope: A teaching manifesto by Kevin M. Gannon – which addresses timely issues around inclusive teaching practices. Books will be provided by CITL. From the publisher: “Kevin Gannon asks that the contemporary university’s manifold problems be approached as opportunities for critical engagement, arguing that, when done […]
Virtual Alternate Thursdays at 3:00-4:00 pm, starting January 19th; opposite Thursdays can be reserved for optional asynchronous/small group work. Innovation in teaching provides exciting opportunities for research and scholarship on teaching practices with topics including the fundamentals of the scholarship of Teaching and Learning, research question identification, SoTL literature, study design, IRB application, common methodologies, […]
The first of four roundtable discussions on the challenges and rewards of using groups to facilitate learning. Register using the forms below. All topics and dates Friday, February 3rd: Structuring group projects, groups and expectations. (THIS EVENT) Friday, February 17th: Group formation and student accountability (group norms, contracts and evaluations). Friday, February 24th: Assessing group […]
The population of international students at UMaine has rebounded since the onset of COVID–international undergraduate applications for fall 2023 are trending more than double what they were in fall 2019. UMM is seeing almost an exponential increase. With this, understanding and valuing the experiences and perspectives of international students has become increasingly important at both […]
In-person The Graduate Teaching Academy (GTA) is a catalyst for successful undergraduate teaching where students can explore the transferable skills of teaching, bringing their experience beyond the classroom, and is open to ALL Graduate Students who are interested in preparing for careers that involve teaching, inside and outside of academia. The GTA is a place […]
The first of four roundtable discussions on the challenges and rewards of using groups to facilitate learning. Register using the forms below. All topics and dates Friday, February 3rd: Structuring group projects, groups and expectations. Friday, February 17th: Group formation and student accountability (group norms, contracts and evaluations). (THIS EVENT) Friday, February 24th: Assessing group […]
The population of international students at UMaine has rebounded since the onset of COVID–international undergraduate applications for fall 2023 are trending more than double what they were in fall 2019. UMM is seeing almost an exponential increase. With this, understanding and valuing the experiences and perspectives of international students has become increasingly important at both […]
Virtual meetings (via Zoom) We will be reading Radical Hope: A teaching manifesto by Kevin M. Gannon – which addresses timely issues around inclusive teaching practices. Books will be provided by CITL. From the publisher: “Kevin Gannon asks that the contemporary university’s manifold problems be approached as opportunities for critical engagement, arguing that, when done […]
Virtual Alternate Thursdays at 3:00-4:00 pm, starting January 19th; opposite Thursdays can be reserved for optional asynchronous/small group work. Innovation in teaching provides exciting opportunities for research and scholarship on teaching practices with topics including the fundamentals of the scholarship of Teaching and Learning, research question identification, SoTL literature, study design, IRB application, common methodologies, […]
