Stories about "Practitioner-taught courses"
Boats made at Bates, all the way from Japan
Thursday, May 23, 2019 10:58 am
Salt, sake, and sparks anoint the vessels made by students in the Short Term course “Apprentice Learning: Building the Japanese Boat.”
In a simulated ‘mole’ hunt, students learn about real-life intelligence work
Friday, May 17, 2019 9:49 am
Two spies, a schoolteacher with a side job, and some glasses of Scotch make for an interesting Short Term course.
Q&A: Students click with digital marketing consultant Ashley Hart ’91
Thursday, May 18, 2017 2:07 pm
Hart talks about her return to teach for Short Term, her dedication to marketing — and how she discovered that passion as a member of the Chase Hall Committee.
Five stories from Short Term’s innovative practitioner-taught courses and course redesigns
Thursday, June 9, 2016 12:38 pm
Students and faculty in two innovative types of Short Term courses showed their stuff at an end-of-term showcase, including a major redesign of intro chemistry.
‘Wild rumpus’ reveals Short Term spirit of innovation, experimentation
Friday, May 29, 2015 9:47 am
Bates College's second Curricular Innovation Showcase was a window into programs that have taken Short Term to the next level as a time for course development.
Eight tips from digital innovators Schippers ’04 and Fisher ’06 steer students toward perfect pitch
Wednesday, May 14, 2014 3:22 pm
In a new Short Term course on digital innovation, students make pitches to alumni who've been on both sides of the negotiating table.
Slideshow: Insights from a day with Thomas Goetz ’90, Renaissance man for the digital era
Friday, May 2, 2014 12:00 pm
A day with Thomas Goetz '90, an author and entrepreneur who has scrutinized humanity's dance with information technology since the early Internet Age.