Tag: community
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Spring 2025 Co-Writing Community (Tuesdays & Fridays 8:30 – 9:30 a.m.)
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Tara DaPra, one of CATL’s Instructional Development Consultants, will lead another “Co-Writing Community” this semester. A co-writing community is a zero-obligation, zero-preparation, zero-outside work activity. Use this time to work on creative or scholarly projects that might otherwise get pushed aside by the demands of teaching. All faculty and staff are welcome! The co-writing community…
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College Student Mental Health: What Instructors Should Know
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Professor of Psychology Kris Vespia addresses the mental health crisis our students are facing and provides some context on how poor mental health can create barriers for students’ success. She then offers practical suggestions and resources instructors can use to better support their students in need, reminding instructors that they don’t need to be experts…
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What will you carry forward?
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Last summer we all had ideas about how this year would go. This week’s blog post looks back on some common concerns from last summer to see how they have fared in the crucible of experience. Jillian Jacklin, Kiel Nikolakakis, and Heidi Sherman share their teaching experience this year and what they will carry forward…
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Pedagogies of Care: Rethinking Student and Professor Workload
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Article by Jessica Van Slooten. The phrase “pedagogy of care” started percolating in my brain late last summer as I crafted a full load of asynchronous online courses and wondered how to best care for the students in my classes—and myself. What would a pedagogy of care look like, and how best to put this…
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Supporting Students and Building Relationships through Alternative Communication Methods
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Article by James Kabrhel Facebook. Snapchat. TikTok. WhatsApp. Any adult would be hard pressed to keep up with the number of social media apps that are released every year. They are like fad diets in a way, with each having a vogue and then fading into nominal usage as the younger generations constantly look for…