The Teaching Center has a number of events and opportunities this semester. Details are provided below. The Teaching Center will email invitations and reminders for individual events and opportunities. Lunchtime Presentations Thursday, September 3 Supports for Belmont Students: Connecting with Student Life Resources Noon – 1:30 p.m. Zoom Online *Cosponsored with Student Life Departments Wednesday, …
Category: Book Groups
Summer 2020 Reading Groups
The Teaching Center will offer summer reading groups again this year. To sign up for a group, email the Teaching Center (teachingcenter@belmont.edu) with the title(s) of the book(s) you are interested in reading. You are welcome to sign up for more than one group. Please reply by Friday, April 17 so that we have adequate time to determine which books have sufficient interest to …
Being
I was probably told the meaning of the verb “to be” several times in my education, but like many things, it dropped from my usable memory long ago. Yet today, the verb nagged in my cloudy, early morning thoughts, pestering for consideration. “To be” is a workhorse in the English language. We use it to …
Spring 2020 Events and Deadlines
The Teaching Center has a number of events and opportunities this semester. Details are provided below. The Teaching Center will email invitations and reminders for individual events and opportunities. Lunch Discussions Tuesday, January 14 Faculty as Front-Line Truth Workers: Preparing Students to Evaluate the News 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. – Massey Boardroom, 4th Floor …
Fall 2019 Events and Deadlines
The Teaching Center has a number of events and opportunities this semester. Details are provided below. The Teaching Center will email invitations and reminders for individual events and opportunities. Lunch Discussions Friday, September 27 Diversity and Inclusion From Our Students’ Perspectives Noon – 1:30 p.m. Massey Boardroom *in conjunction with Diversity Week Tuesday, …
Upcoming Teaching Center Events and Opportunities
I’m writing today with the final blog post of the 2018-2019 academic year. The blog will be taking a break until August, but don’t hesitate to contact us in the meantime with any questions, comments, or suggestions. Below are some reminders of upcoming Teaching Center events and opportunities. If you want to arrange for a …
Summer Reading Groups
The Teaching Center invites Belmont faculty to join a Summer 2019 Reading Group! To sign up for a group, reply to teachingcenter@belmont.edu with the title(s) of the book(s) you are interested in reading. You are welcome to sign up for more than one group. Please reply by Tuesday, April 16th so that we have adequate time to determine which books have sufficient interest …
Faculty Reflections
It Started With a Book By Lina Sheahan, Music Librarian I am a librarian, I am a musician, I am not an avid reader. Surprising, I know, but it is also something I am trying to remedy, which is why I decided to participate in one of the Teaching Center’s summer reading groups. I chose …
Fall 2018 Events and Deadlines
So you can plan accordingly, you will find a list of upcoming Teaching Center events and deadlines below. The Teaching Center will email invitations and reminders for individual events and opportunities. Lunch Discussions Wednesday, September 5 Voting and Elections: Engaging Our Students 12:00 – 1:30pm Massey Boardroom Thursday, September 20 Nikki Giovanni’s Life and Writing: …
Welcome Back
Greetings from the Teaching Center! We hope that summer provided you with plenty of opportunities for rest and rejuvenation. Since our last blog post, the Teaching Center has been busy. For example, over the summer, almost 70 faculty and staff participated in 10 different reading groups. We also welcomed 24 first-year faculty and four faculty …