Modeling Accessibility and Inclusivity through Film-making
Film Director Miguel Ángel Font Bisier discusses accessibility and inclusivity with Prof. Elena Carrión Guerrero’s Spanish translation class (Image courtesy of Elena Carrión Guerrero) Contributed by Elena Carrión Guerrero (Senior Lecturer, Spanish, Department of Romance Studies, CAS) (4 minute read) In my spring class, LS 306 Spanish through Translation, I was fortunate to receive a […]
Turning Inside Out: Learning Beyond the Classroom
Contributed by CTL staff, with thanks to CAS Writing Program Instructors (3 minute read) Summer courses are known for their long and concentrated classes, which can be draining on both the instructor and the students. However, summer classes also offer great possibilities to experiment with content and format. Taking your class outdoors – on BU’s […]
Welcome to CTL’s new Assistant Director
We are very pleased to welcome Dr. Ben Keating to our team! Ben joins us from Wake Forest University, where he was Assistant Teaching Professor of Writing. As Assistant Director, he will be primarily responsible for supporting The Hub, BU’s General Education Program. Find out more about Ben on our staff page. Welcome, Ben!
Supporting Students in the First Weeks of the Semester
Notes from the Virtual Hub & Pub (2 minute read) At the recent Virtual Hub & Pub (February 2, 2021), facilitated by the CTL-Hub Teaching Excellence Faculty Fellows (Kaytlin Eldred, Sophie Godley, Joseph Harris, Irit Kleiman, and Benjamin Siegel), discussion centered on the importance of developing class community early in the semester. Participants reflected on […]
CTL-BU Hub Opportunities to Learn and Share
This Spring, the BU Center for Teaching & Learning (CTL) and the BU Hub will be teaming up once again with new offerings! Please browse the information below to find out more. Virtual Spring Hub & Pub: “LfA: The Second Time Around” is scheduled for Tuesday, February 2 from 3:30pm – 4:30pm. Come and chat with colleagues about […]
Keeping On In Challenging Times
Contributed by Deb Breen (2 minute read) As someone not born or raised in the US, I am often mystified by political and cultural approaches here that don’t resonate with my own sense of the world. But, like so many Americans, I understood the January 6 attacks on the Capitol for what they were: a […]
InClassLfA Student App
With thanks to Christine Paal, University Registrar, for this information. InClassLfA, an app that students can use to reserve seats in classes they wish to attend in person, will be available for faculty on the Charles River Campus this week (BUMC has been using its own version of the app since Summer 2020). It will […]
Learning from Anywhere for Everyone: Inclusion in a Digital World
An inclusive conversation, open to all! As the country transitioned to online learning in the spring of 2020, educators quickly learned that not everyone learns equally in a digital world. This conversation will explore how to promote inclusivity and equity in a remote teaching environment so that all students can learn. Thursday, November 12, from […]
Building Faculty and Student Resilience
(2 minute read) Laughter; tears; virtual hugs; expressions of gratitude; sharing of great ideas – these were the “teaching therapy” moments shared by the people who attended the Building Faculty and Student Resilience Hub & Pub gathering facilitated by CTL-Hub Teaching Excellence Faculty Fellows (HTEFFs) on October 21. (The HTEFFS are: Kaytlin Eldred, SAR-Health Sciences; […]
Avoiding “Radio-Silence” in Remote Discussions
(4 minute read) Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many instructors are now teaching their courses in a remote or hybrid modality. Many instructors are also reporting that they have found maintaining the same level of interaction as in physical classrooms and keeping students engaged in these new modalities presents its challenges. In general, it […]