12:00 pm

Calling all staff educators! Wait, who’s a staff educator? Do you design learning materials and programs, foster productive learning environments, or promote individual growth and development? Yes? You are a staff…

9:00 am

This 3-session CoP is for faculty and staff educators interested in building stronger connections across the arts at Bates. Through short readings, case studies, discussion, and collaborative brainstorming, participants…

12:00 pm

Explore the complex tensions of teaching, such as balancing high academic standards with sensitivity, justice, and compassion. This community invites faculty and staff to engage in stimulating conversations about…

4:15 pm

Join us this semester for a three-session reading group exploring neurodiversity and inclusive teaching. We’ll dive into An Educator’s Guide to ADHD by Karen Costa, a resource packed with…

11:45 am

You are juggling a lot as a faculty member in your first few years here at Bates. Join this group to help lessen the load, as we will share tips…

2:45 pm

How can we leverage artificial intelligence to strengthen our core teaching values? Join us for a three-session reading group exploring The Science of Learning Meets AI by Lew Ludwig…

3:00 pm

How do we help students cultivate their historical sensibilities? How to bring alive the past in the classroom? Join us for a community of practice on teaching through…

9:00 am

Explore the complex tensions of teaching, such as balancing high academic standards with sensitivity, justice, and compassion. This community invites faculty and staff to engage in stimulating conversations about…

9:00 am

Explore the complex tensions of teaching, such as balancing high academic standards with sensitivity, justice, and compassion. This community invites faculty and staff to engage in stimulating conversations about…

4:15 pm

Are you on the job market and wrangling an unwieldy teaching statement? Or perhaps worse, just staring at a blank page? We’d love to offer some guidance and support as…

12:00 pm

Calling all staff educators! Wait, who’s a staff educator? Do you design learning materials and programs, foster productive learning environments, or promote individual growth and development? Yes? You are a staff…

Keynote speaker, April Andry Rah’man, is the Assistant Director for Education Research at the University of Illinois Chicago’s Center for the Advancement of Teaching Excellence, where she helps colleagues transform…

9:00 am

Who are Bates students? What do Bates classrooms look like? What are the expectations of a Bates course? How can you keep these in mind, but not…

9:00 am

What do engagement and participation look like? How much might we think creatively about both encouraging and measuring them? And how do we maintain equity in these procedures? In…

9:00 am

How will you know if your students reach those learning objectives? Which assessments demonstrate this? And how might you craft equitable, accessible, and inclusive assessments: In this three-hour workshop, we…

9:00 am

What does your course do? At the end of your course, what do your students know, what can your students do, and how have your students changed their values…

2:30 pm

This event will be a panel and discussion on topics related to ethical collaboration with our Indigenous neighbors, including Indigenous intellectual and cultural property rights, research ethics, and environmental stewardship.…

8:00 am

 Didn’t grade as much as you hoped during the week? No problem! Come grade with others. In our now semesterly tradition, CITL is bringing you some community-oriented events in the last…

8:00 am

Just a few more days of the semester! And we’ve got just the thing to get you through today. Donuts! And other breakfast treats and drinks. Like every semester, CITL is…

11:30 am

A no-agenda lunch to just chat, chill, craft, and (of course!) game. Go through line, password CITL. Like every semester, CITL is bringing you some community-oriented events during finals week. We…

A meandering around the puddle for some sun and some ducks and some community! Meet at the Lake Andrews sign at 10:30 a.m. or 4:15 p.m. Like every semester, CITL is…

8:00 am

We have pressed flowers, pretty paper, and a laminator! You bring your creativity and/or your exhaustion, both work. Leave with a bookmark! The craft will be available in the…

12:00 pm

What has teaching and learning looked like on campus this year? Which trends has CITL noticed through our conversations, consultations, and workshops? April’s lunch & learn explores, problematizes, and addresses…