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How to Get Students to Read Your Syllabus

Monday, March 20th, 2017

By Alicia Russell, Associate Director, CELT Much has been written about how to write an effective syllabus. But how do you actually get students to read your scintillating work after you put all that time and… Read More

How Can We Get Students to Learn More from Tests?

Monday, March 20th, 2017

By Annie Soisson, Associate Director, CELT The Large Lecture Consortium, a group of Tufts faculty who teach large enrollment courses, meets regularly to discuss effective teaching strategies. The group read Mary Ellen Weimer’s Make Exams about… Read More

What is YOUR Perspective on Teaching?

Monday, March 20th, 2017

By Donna Qualters, Director, CELT We’re often asked at CELT “What is good teaching?” While the literature speaks to characteristics and practices of good teachers, much of the assessment of teaching has to do with… Read More

Inclusive Assessment: Equal or Equitable?

Monday, March 20th, 2017

This article was originally published in Diversity and Inclusion in the College Classroom, a report from Faculty Focus and Magna Publications. The entire report is available at the Faculty Focus website. By Donna M. Qualters, Director, CELT Inclusive… Read More

Change: It Don’t Come Easy!

Monday, March 20th, 2017

By Donna Qualters, Director, CELT Change is difficult, and creating change in individuals and systems is complex. But what’s interesting is that organizational change can create the conditions for individual change. Research tells us that individuals… Read More

Tufts University-Wide Teaching Conference

Friday, March 17th, 2017

Join us May 22nd & 23rd at the University-Wide Teaching Conference, Fostering Active & Collaborative Learning Environments: From Design to Assessment. We have several wonderful speakers, workshops, a poster session, and many faculty presentations! Register here.