CATL's fall programs and grant opportunities are outlined here.
Practical lunchtime conversations about teaching and learning.
Lunch will be provided at each of these so please RSVP to any or all of these sessions online here.
September 20, 12:30-1:30, Belk Pavilion Room 200.
Helping students think about their own learning: Exam-wrappers and other simple tools that promote learning and reflection.
Scholars studying metacognition (the capacity to understand your own thinking) have developed several simple tools that can help students learn disciplinary content/skills and also develop metacognitively. This session will explore “exam-wrappers” and other techniques that are easy to use and can yield enhanced student learning.
October 8, 12:15-1:25, Belk Pavilion Room 208.
Laptops in the classroom: When are they a distraction? How can they be used productively? What are the ADA considerations? Co-sponsored with Teaching and Learning Technologies
What do you do about student laptops in the classroom? This session won’t promote a particular agenda, but rather will be an opportunity for dialogue among faculty who strive to make their classrooms as engaging and learning-centered as possible, with or without laptops.
October 18, 12:30-1:30, Belk Pavilion Room 200.
Learning and technology? Join us for a wide-ranging discussion with Yoram Lubling, Professor of Philosophy
Do technology and learning really go together? Philosophers including Buber, Dewey, Heidegger and Levinas have questioned whether the use of technology in everyday interactions might lead to a reduction in an individual’s power of expression, creative freedom, critical analysis, and social amelioration. Recent scholars have made similar arguments – and we’ll use two of articles that question the connection between learning and technology (“Online Literacy is a Lesser Kind” by M. Baurlein, and “Don’t Confuse Technology with College Teaching” by P. Hieronymi) as the basis for our conversation.
November 9, 12:15-1:25, Belk Pavilion Room 208.
Evidence of teaching effectiveness
What kinds of evidence can you use to improve and evaluate your own teaching? This interactive session will provide one possible framework for gathering and using evidence to improve your teaching and to demonstrate your teaching effectiveness to others.
Again, to register for any/all of these lunches, follow this link.
On-going Programs
Support for Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL)
Do you want to better understand student learning? Are you hoping to go beyond grading to understanding the linkages between pedagogy and learning outcomes? Are you interested in improving your teaching and your students’ learning inside and outside the classroom? Consider engaging in the scholarship of teaching and learning by meeting with a CATL facilitator to discuss ways to design a scholarly exploration of student learning in a specific context, e.g., a particular concept, a particular assignment, or a particular activity. You may choose to work on your own, with colleagues, or with students to develop methods for capturing student learning (such as interviews, videotapes, concept maps, or think-aloud-protocols). Contact Peter Felten or Katie King, pfelten@elon.edu or kingcath@elon.edu.
Course design groups and individual teaching consultations
Later in the fall we will offer course design groups for faculty who are designing new or redesigning existing courses for winter or spring (for details visit the course design page). Sign up for a group now by contacting Peter Felten, pfelten@elon.edu, or just look for the mid-semester email.
CATL also provides individual, confidential consultations with faculty about teaching and learning, including our widely-used mid-semester focus groups. For more information about individual consultations or focus groups, contact Peter, Mary Jo or Katie or visit the CATL consultations page.
To discuss a SoTL project or schedule a consultation or focus group, contact Stephanie Conover (x5106 or sconover@elon.edu).
Grants and Scholars
CATL Scholars: This program nurtures innovative and scholarly teaching and learning. Each CATL Scholar is awarded a two-year fellowship that includes compensation for two course teaching releases per year (or the equivalent amount of funding to be applied to the Scholar project) and a $2500 faculty development fund per year to be used to pay for expenses relating to the CATL Scholar’s project.
CATL Scholar applications are due on October 1. Details on the program and the application process are on the CATL Scholar page. Questions about CATL Scholars? Contact Peter Felten, pfelten@elon.edu
Teaching and Learning Grants: CATL’s Teaching and Learning Grants program supports innovative teaching and learning projects. Grants typically range from $1,000 to $5,000, although smaller and larger proposals will be considered. Grants generally support start-up and one-time expenses (materials, stipends, and so on), rather than paying for ongoing operational costs. These grants do not fund a course release.
Teaching and Learning Grant applications are due on October 8. Details on this program and the application process are on the CATL grants page. Questions about Teaching and Learning Grants? Contact Katie King, kingcath@elon.edu
Travel Reimbursement Grants: CATL’s Faculty Travel Reimbursement Grant program supports faculty involvement with the scholarship of teaching and learning and connects faculty with highly innovative programs in teaching and learning. This program is intended to supplement faculty travel support from other parts of the University, making it possible for more faculty to participate in national and international initiatives on teaching and learning. These grants typically are under $1000.
Travel Reimbursement Grant applications are accepted on a rolling basis. Details on this program and the application process are on the CATL grants page. Questions about Travel Reimbursement Grants? Contact Peter Felten, pfelten@elon.edu