Fall 2023 Events
Fall 2023 Series on Artificial Intelligence
For full descriptions of the AI series events click here.
Incubator Sessions
Experiential Learning Incubator Session: Approaches to Active and Authentic Learning and Assessment
Experiential and active learning techniques help to increase student motivation and engagement, and give students more hands-on and applied learning opportunities. As adult learners, students need to be able to make connections between the content and its’ relevance to them as human beings. Immediacy of application can inspire, engage, and help create enduring understanding for adult learners. And, life experience is a primary resource for adult learning. Are you curious about exploring ways to integrate more active and experiential approaches? Are you not quite sure what the options for doing this in small or scaleable ways? if so, come to this incubator session where we will explore a range of possibilities.
To register: email celt@tufts.edu
Experiential Learning Incubator Session: Approaches to Authentic and Active Learning and Assessment
Experiential and active learning techniques help to increase student motivation and engagement, and give students more hands-on and applied learning opportunities. As adult learners, students need to be able to make connections between the content and its’ relevance to them as human beings. Immediacy of application can inspire, engage, and help create enduring understanding for adult learners. And, life experience is a primary resource for adult learning. Are you curious about exploring ways to integrate more active and experiential approaches? Are you not quite sure what the options for doing this in small or scaleable ways? if so, come to this incubator session where we will explore a range of possibilities.
To register: email celt@tufts.edu
Accessible Teaching
Accessible Teaching I: Neurodiversity in the Context of College Teaching and Learning
We already know each student learns in their own way, but what does this mean for students who are neurodivergent (i.e., who process information in a way that is not typical of most individuals)? In this session, Eileen Crehan (Assistant Professor, Child Study & Human Development), Simone Dufresne (Doctoral student, CSHD), and students who identify as neurodivergent will share their expertise on and experiences with neurodiversity in higher education. Together, we will explore what neurodiversity means, how neurodiverse students may experience the classroom, and how instructors can support neurodiverse students in their learning.
Register here.
Accessible Teaching II: Exploring Ableism, Accommodations, and Accessibility
Many of us wonder how to best support students with disabilities. Given who higher education has traditionally served, we may be using teaching practices that are inadvertently ableist (i.e., favoring able-bodiedness and able-mindedness). What might these practices be? What does it mean to take a reactive vs. a proactive approach to making learning accessible? And how can we create classrooms that value the perspectives and ways of learning that students with disabilities bring, to the benefit of all students? Join Heather Dwyer (CELT) and Kirsten Behling (StAAR Center) to unpack these questions through conversation and collaborative strategizing.
Register here.