Getting Ready for Your First Day of Class
Contributed by Jean Otsuki (2 minute read) Unsure how to prepare for your summer term course? Teaching a remote or hybrid course introduces new considerations about what technology you’ll use to engage students, how you’ll help students to get to know each other, etc.
The Neuroscience of Stress and Learning
How does stress affect learning? Please join CTL for an interactive presentation with Dr. Mays Imad on Thursday, April 15, from 12.30-1.45pm. Dr. Imad’s presentation will connect the neuroscience of stress with learning, trauma-informed education, and restorative justice. The “Read More” link will provide more information about the presentation and how to register. We look forward to […]
Interdisciplinary Conversations on Teaching
CTL is pleased to announce our first collaborative endeavor with BU Arts Initiative – an interdisciplinary conversation about integrating the arts into the curriculum. We hope there will be more such conversations on teaching that include perspectives from across the disciplines! Please click on “Read More” for details. We look forward to seeing you on […]
Supporting Graduate Students as Teachers
The CTL, with help from our Graduate Teaching Consultants (GTCs), offers a variety of programs and services designed to help graduate students grow as teachers and connect with a cross-disciplinary community of peer instructors.
Funding Opportunities from CTL
With the intercession period coming up, please take some time to browse this announcement to see what funding opportunities are available to support your professional development or provide additional resources for your classes. We also list the recent DL&I-CTL “Creativity and Spirit” awards that will recognize members of the BU community for their “above and beyond” […]
Graduate Student Teaching Fund
The Center for Teaching & Learning is delighted to announce the Graduate Student Teaching Fund to assist graduate student instructors with expenses associated with teaching their own course in Spring 2021. Please check here for more information about application details and the approved list of resources.
The End of an Extraordinary Semester
Contributed by CTL staff (2 minute read) What does the last day of class look like in a remote or hybrid Learn from Anywhere class? Many of the strategies that instructors may have used in the past (see this useful, but more traditional, list from UC Berkeley’s Center for Teaching & Learning) don’t map exactly […]