The Teaching Center at Belmont provides a number of opportunities for faculty to come together to read and reflect on books related to teaching and learning. Specifically, the Teaching Center organizes three types of reading groups: Belmont Applied Teaching and Learning (BeATLe) book groups, reflective book groups, and summer reading groups. BeATLe groups are encouraged …
Month: September 2017
Resource of the Month
This month’s resource, The role of SoTL in the academy: Upon the 25th anniversary of Boyer’s Scholarship Reconsidered, is found in the Journal of Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (JoSoTL). The article, by Beth Kern, Gwendolyn Mettetal, Marcia Dixson, and Robin K. Morgan, examines the connection between the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) and …
Upcoming Events and Deadlines
The Fall 2017 semester is officially in full swing! In the midst of our busy schedules, I hope you are able to take some time to breathe, reflect, and learn. With that in mind, you will find a list of events and opportunities below I trust you will find enriching. As always, you will receive …
An Introduction and Invitation
Welcome to The Art of Teaching, the weblog of Belmont University’s Teaching Center! My name is Nathan Webb, and in my role as the Teaching Center Assistant Director, I will be administering the blog during the 2017-2018 school year. Throughout the upcoming year, expect to hear from a variety of voices on a number of …