{"id":644,"date":"2012-09-20T19:24:08","date_gmt":"2012-09-20T19:24:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev-tufts-provost.pantheonsite.io\/celt\/?page_id=644"},"modified":"2012-09-24T20:21:14","modified_gmt":"2012-09-24T20:21:14","slug":"fall-2012","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/provost.tufts.edu\/celt\/fall-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"Fall 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Date, time , and location<\/strong><\/td>\nEvent<\/strong><\/td>\nDescription<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tuesday, September 25th
\n3:00pm-4:30pm
\nLocation: CELT\/ESTS Conference Room at 108 Bromfield Rd, Medford Campus<\/td>\n		Afternoon Tea Discussion on Teaching and Learning: My Students Are Not All the Same<\/td>\nWhether thinking about different levels of preparation abilities, learning preferences, and\/or demographic and cultural backgrounds, your classroom is a place of significant student differences. This gathering will be a chance to explore how to support learning for every student. What approaches work for you as you aim to address the reality of differences among students in your courses? Space is limited so please RSVP to celt@tufts.edu<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Monday, October 15th
\n3:00pm-4:30pm
\nLocation: TBA<\/td>\n		Making Academic Writing More Accessible and Engaging<\/td>\nConstance Hale<\/a>, writer for the New York Times, author of Sin and Syntax<\/a>\u00a0and Wired Style will share ideas for how you can adapt your writing to reach intended audiences.More information about this event soon. This event is co-sponsored by The Philosophy Department (AS&E), CELT, and the Dean of Arts and Sciences<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tuesday, October 16th
\n9:00am-1:00pm
\nLocation: Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, Grafton<\/td>\n		Veterinary Mini-symposium<\/td>\nClick\u00a0here\u00a0to learn more and register!<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tuesday, October 30th
\n12:00pm-1:30pm
\nLocation: CELT\/ESTS Conference Room at 108 Bromfield Rd, Medford Campus<\/td>\n		CELT Faculty Book Discussion on Generation Me <\/em>by Jean M. Twenge<\/span><\/td>\nTwenge suggests a different interpretation of some of the commonly held conceptions of the generation variously referred to as Generation Y, iGeneration, the Millenials, and in this case, Generation Me. Twenge explores the cultural and demographic forces that that shaped a generation where the individual supersedes all other concerns, and how this individual focus affects how this generations interacts with each other and with other generations. Space is limited so please RSVP to celt@tufts.edu<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tuesday, October 30th
\n3:00pm-4:30pm
\nLocation: CELT\/ESTS Conference Room at 108 Bromfield Rd, Medford Campus<\/td>\n		Afternoon Tea Discussion on Teaching and Learning: Mid-term Feedback: Soliciting Students\u2019 Input to Maximize Course Success<\/td>\nAsking your students for feedback mid-way through the semester is a helpful way to determine whether the course is working well to support their learning. Instructors often use this mid-term feedback to make small adjustments to the second half of the course to ensure a better learning experience and success for students in the class. \u00a0Space is limited so please RSVP to celt@tufts.edu<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wednesday, November 28th
\n3:00pm-4:30pm
\nLocation: CELT\/ESTS Conference Room at 108 Bromfield Rd, Medford Campus<\/td>\n		Afternoon Tea Discussion on Teaching and Learning: Setting Up Student Project Teams to Maximize Rewards & Minimize Frustrations\u201d<\/td>\nOne of the ways to provide students with practical skills and experience they can carry with them into future endeavors is to build team projects into the curriculum; however, teamwork can be vexing for students and challenging to evaluate. What are the benefits and pitfalls of collaborative student work, and how do you maximize the benefits while avoiding the pitfalls? Space is limited so please RSVP to celt@tufts.edu<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wednesday, December 12th
\n10:00am-3:30pm
\nLocation: Boston Campus<\/td>\n		26th University-wide Teaching Conference, 2012: Engage and Inspire Learning Through Teamwork:\u201d<\/td>\nKeynote Speaker: Peter Roby, Athletics Director, Northeastern University. In 2002, Roby was hired to lead Northeastern University\u2019s Center for the Study of Sport in Society. In that role Roby became an expert about bringing \u201cpositive social change through research, education and advocacy.\u201d In October of 2007, Roby was named one of the 100 Most Influential Sports Educators in America by the Institute of International Sport. SAVE THE DATE! Registration available soon!\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Please come back and visit this page again, as it is constantly being updated. For questions about our workshops \u2013 or to suggest topics \u2013 please contact\u00a0<\/strong>roberta.sullivan@tufts.edu<\/a>\u00a0(phone (617-627-4000)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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