In commemoration of the Teaching Center’s 25th Anniversary, a new Teaching Center endowment fund has been established. During Bruins4Bruins, an annual promotion to encourage members of the Belmont community (alumni, parents, faculty and staff) to support the University and future students, Belmont is highlighting this new fund. Belmont will match, dollar for dollar, gifts of …
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Teaching Center May 2019 Workshops
This is a reminder for Belmont faculty to RSVP via email for the upcoming Teaching Center May workshops by Friday, May 3 so we can finalize catering plans. Both workshops will take place on Tuesday, May 7th in the Massey Boardroom. Below, you can see a schedule for the day and brief workshop descriptions. Schedule …
Resource of the Month
April’s resource, and the final Resource of the Month for the 2018-2019 academic year, is found in the Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (JoSoTL). The article, Introducing and Evaluating a “Study Smarter, Not Harder” Study Tips Presentation Offered to Incoming Students at a Four-Year University, was written by Tara T. Lineweaver, Amanda …
Recently at the Teaching Center…
Teaching Center 25th Anniversary Comments As discussed in last week’s post, the Teaching Center hosted a lunch discussion on April 1 to celebrate 25 years of the Teaching Center at Belmont University. At the luncheon, Vice Provost Phil Johnston spoke about the history and role of the Teaching Center at Belmont University. You can read …
Recently at the Teaching Center…
Teaching Center Celebrates 25th Anniversary On April 1, the Teaching Center hosted its final lunch discussion of the spring semester. Faculty and staff gathered to celebrate 25 years of the Teaching Center at Belmont University. At the luncheon, former Teaching Center directors offered comments regarding the role of the Teaching Center on campus during their …
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
Our Experience Conducting and Publishing Teaching and Learning Research By Robin Lovgren (Mathematics) and Kara Smith (Economics) Our goal in writing this blog is to encourage other faculty members to think about ways you can conduct SoTL research and reap the rewards! We have been teaching an Interdisciplinary Learning Community (ILC, or “linked”) class with …
Get to Know First-Year Faculty
Christopher Born, PhD Assistant Professor of Japanese and Asian Studies BA, Valparaiso University MA, Washington University PhD, Washington University What is your educational/professional background? My love of learning foreign languages began at age five, when my mother gave me some audiobooks and learning tapes in French. I began studying German from age 8-15. Despite being …
Recently at the Teaching Center…
Guest Presenter: Charles Robinson On January 22 the Teaching Center partnered with the Martin Luther King Jr. Committee to host its first lunch discussion of Spring 2019. Guest presenter, Charles Robinson, spoke on “A Native American Perspective on Inclusion for our Classrooms.” Charles spoke to attendees about gaining a more inclusive understanding of tribal culture …
Resource of the Month
This month’s resource, Students as Partners in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, is found in the International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (IJ-SOTL). The essay, written by Kevin M. Bonney, examines how faculty might “engage undergraduate students in SoTL research-based learning…” According to its website, IJ-SOTL is published by the Centers …