Past Events: 2025
Discussion Reading Group
Join us this fall for a two-session reading group focused on strategies to foster meaningful student participation in your educational spaces. We’ll read Discussion in…
FYS Instructors Community of Practice – 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month
Are you teaching a FYS in the fall? We invite you to join this community of practice to talk about challenges we experience throughout the…
New Faculty Community of Practice
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…
Generative AI and Writing Community of Practice – 1st Thursday of the Month
Join colleagues to discuss generative AI and student writing. We’ll share what we’re trying in our educational spaces, how we are navigating challenges and opportunities,…
Staff Educators Community of Practice
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…
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
(SoTL) is, who it’s for — many types of educators — and why it’s a powerful tool for improving teaching, enhancing student learning, and fostering…
FYS Instructors Community of Practice – 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month
Are you teaching a FYS in the fall? We invite you to join this community of practice to talk about challenges we experience throughout the…
Discussion on Oral Assessments
As we transition to a student body proficient in Generative AI, our educators are rethinking where and how they should assess learning. In September, CITL…
Mentimeter: Better questions, better learning
This interactive training from Mentimeter is designed to help faculty create questions that spark deeper learning, sharper thinking, and more engaged classrooms. Topics covered include:…
Introduction to SCARAB for Faculty Scholarship
Have you been interested in publishing Open Access (OA) but shocked at the publisher fees? Fear not, you have other options, including depositing your work…
FYS Instructors Community of Practice – 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month
Are you teaching a FYS in the fall? We invite you to join this community of practice to talk about challenges we experience throughout the…
Discussion Reading Group
Join us this fall for a two-session reading group focused on strategies to foster meaningful student participation in your educational spaces. We’ll read Discussion in…
Staff Educators Community of Practice
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…
New Faculty Community of Practice
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…
Generative AI and Writing Community of Practice – 1st Thursday of the Month
Join colleagues to discuss generative AI and student writing. We’ll share what we’re trying in our educational spaces, how we are navigating challenges and opportunities,…
Kroepsch Talk: Clarisa Pérez-Armendáriz
Join us for this special lunch and learn from Clarisa Pérez-Armendáriz, our 2025 Kroepsch Award for Excellence in Teaching awardee. Clarisa will share thoughts and…
FYS Instructors Community of Practice – 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month
Are you teaching a FYS in the fall? We invite you to join this community of practice to talk about challenges we experience throughout the…
In-class Assessment Considerations
Are you thinking about shifting more assessments into class time, through quizzing, testing, or writing assignments? You’re not alone. Join CITL and Joel Copperthite, the…
Teaching Triangles (Information Session)
Throughout the fall 2025 semester (total commitment = 7 hours), CITL matches you with two colleagues to engage in non-evaluative and growth-based class visits, discussion,…
FYS Instructors Community of Practice – 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month
Are you teaching a FYS in the fall? We invite you to join this community of practice to talk about challenges we experience throughout the…
New Faculty Community of Practice
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…
Course (Re)Design Institute: Teaching at Bates
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 assume or stereotype?
In this 3-hour workshop, we discuss patterns of Bates teaching and learning, as well as how to push against these trends and provide inclusive and accessible courses for all students.
Course (Re)Design Institute: Engagement and Participation
What do engagement and participation look like? How might we think creatively about both encouraging and measuring them? And how do we maintain equity in these procedures?
In this 3-hour workshop, we imagine different ways to foster engagement and participation in learning spaces, noting how these can galvanize learning.
Course (Re)Design Institute: Aligning Assignments and Assessments
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 3-hour workshop, we discuss how to align your assignments and assessments to your learning objectives. We will also spend time ideating possible inclusive assignments and assessments.