Monday, March 20th, 2017
By Alicia Russell (Associate Director, CELT) with Ron Lasser (Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering), Peggy Morris (Lecturer, Occupational Therapy) and Ming Chow (Senior Lecturer, Computer Science) Authentic Problems Eager to provide upper-level undergraduate and graduate… Read More
Monday, March 20th, 2017
By Annie Soisson, Associate Director, CELT One of the things we all struggle with is how to end our courses. How can we end the semester so our students and we really know what they… Read More
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
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
Monday, March 20th, 2017
By Allison Guenthner, Graduate Assistant and Annie Soisson, Associate Director, CELT In this year’s spring teaching conference keynote address, Dr. L. Lee Knefelkamp, BTtoP Senior Scholar and Professor Emerita of Psychology and Education, Teachers College, Columbia… Read More
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
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
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 Annie Soisson, Associate Director, CELT There… Read More
Monday, March 20th, 2017
By Annie Soisson, Associate Director of CELT “The beginning is the most important part of the work” – Plato The first day of class is always exciting, and often a little anxiety-provoking for faculty and students… Read More
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