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From the Center for Teaching Blog
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March 16, 2012 — CIRTL Coffee Hour 3/20: Maintaining balance and resilience in your professional and personal life
The 2011-2012 CIRTL Coffee Hour Series provides an opportunity for STEM (science, technology, engineering, & math) graduate students and post docs to get together online and talk about careers and the academic job search. The series is facilitated by a mix...
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March 15, 2012 — Alternatives to Generic Teaching: A Plenary North of the Border
On February 25, CFT Assistant Director Nancy Chick presented a plenary session, ”Exploring Signature Pedagogies: Approaches to Engaging Your Students and Your Discipline,” at the 2012 Spring Conference of the Federation of Post-Secondary Educators of British Columbia. The FPSE is organization of...
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March 14, 2012 — Upcoming Event: Assessing Student Learning
Join us for this upcoming teaching workshop! Assessing Student Learning Date & Time: March 20, 4:10-5:30 Facilitator: Nancy Chick, Assistant Director Format: Teaching Workshop Audience: Faculty, Graduate and Professional Students, Post-docs, and Staff This session will equip...
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March 12, 2012 — Citing a Tweet? Bruff quoted in USA Today Article
Ever wondered how to cite a tweet? Or if it was even permitted? Last week, the Modern Language Association (MLA), one of three major style sources for academic writing, released formal guidelines on how to cite tweets. An article about the new...
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March 12, 2012 — New Book from CFT Assistant Director Nancy Chick on Signature Pedagogies
by CFT Director Derek Bruff Exploring More Signature Pedagogies: Approaches to Teaching Disciplinary Habits of Mind (2012) just hit the stands a couple of weeks ago. This is big news at the CFT because the lead editor is Nancy Chick,...