Recap: Graduate Student Workshop on Metacognition
Christina Michaud and Melanie Smith explained how simple metacognitive exercises can benefit both students and instructors without generating more grading.
Graduate Student Workshop: Using Metacognition in the Classroom to Increase Student Community and Learning
Explore strategies for prompting students to reflect on their learning, address their fears of failure, and assess themselves and their peers.
Reimagining the Grading Paradigm
In Spring 2022, the Center for Teaching & Learning created several events and programming that focused on questions about grading. This programming was inspired by, and in partnership with, colleagues from the College of General Studies, Kilachand Honors College, and the College of Arts Writing Program. Why grading? We chose this focus because of the many […]
CTL’s Graduate Assistants and Associates
This semester, five wonderful graduate students are helping the CTL to provide support to the graduate student teaching community at BU. Graduate Assistants Federica Bocchi (Philosophy), Maya Chakravorty (Classical Studies), and Maria Valadez Ingersoll (Cellular and Molecular Biology) joined us this month, and Graduate Associates Phillippa Pitts (History of Art and Architecture) and Sarah […]
Making Time for Connection at the End of the Semester
Contributed by Jean Otsuki. As we near the end of the semester, we encourage you to make time to check in with your students about how they are doing and create space for them to connect with their peers. Fostering classroom community is meaningful at any time, but can be especially valuable during stressful periods. […]
Including Diverse Role Models in STEM Curricula
Including Diverse Role Models in STEM Curricula Contributed by Bryanne McDonough In most areas of the STEM workforce, racial minorities, people with disabilities, and women are still underrepresented [1,2]. As college educators, we have a critical role to play in retaining and encouraging underrepresented students in STEM. One way to accomplish this is by creating […]
Mid Semester Feedback
Contributed by Jean Otsuki The middle of the semester is a valuable time to check in with students – to solicit their feedback about how the course is going, and to reset and refocus for the remainder of the term. Why collect feedback? While instructors typically receive feedback about their teaching in the form of course […]
Graduate students: come learn and connect with other graduate students and CTL staff this fall!
Graduate students: welcome back! Come learn and connect with other grad students and CTL staff this fall. Here are some of the ways you can get involved: attend a workshop on Lesson Planning; join a Learning Community, co-facilitated by PDPA, on inclusive teaching in STEM courses; and work with us through the Graduate Assistant program. We look forward to […]