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Teaching During Tense Political Times: Acknowledging the Election in the Classroom
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On Tuesday, October 29, Ray Feller and Jane Abbott provided us with their experiences, perspective and insights on how faculty and instructors can navigate discussions around the 2024 election in […]

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Rethinking Rigor: Challenging Students & Supporting Meaningful Learning
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On Wednesday, September 25, we hosted Dr. Kevin Gannon to discuss how instructors can provide a supportive yet challenging learning environment that promotes meaningful learning for students. “Dysfunctional Illusions” About […]

The Methodology and Framework from MIT’s Inclusive and Equitable Teaching Project published in Innovative Higher Education
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The paper, A Mixed-Methods Research Design to Advance Inclusive and Equitable Teaching, Innov High Educ (2024) by Drs. Raechel Soicher, Amanda Baker and Ruthann Thomas from TLL describes their recent […]

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Get Ready to Vote! Election Day is Tuesday, November 5
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2024: Another Historic Election This year, fall will not only bring crisp air and the warm colors of the season (and pumpkin-spice everything) but also an historic presidential election sure […]

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Creating a Classroom Climate that Supports Student Engagement in Active Learning
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On Wednesday, April 24, we hosted Dr. Sarah Eddy to discuss how course climate supports student engagement in active learning. Active learning in STEM courses Dr. Sarah Eddy’s research focuses […]

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Beyond Content: Teaching for Civic Participation and Engagement
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View Recording on Panopto (restricted to the MIT community). On Wednesday, April 10, we hosted Dr. Bryan Dewsbury to discuss the role that faculty play in supporting students’ identities in […]

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2024 MIT Graduate Student Appreciation Week
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OGE’s annual celebration of MIT’s graduate students takes place April 1-8, 2024. See the full lineup of events & register at here. Download the PDF Calendar of the week and […]

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Climate Across the Curriculum: An Octopus’s Journey
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View Recording on Panopto (restricted to the MIT community). On Thursday, February 14, we hosted Dr. Sandra Goldmark to discuss climate-responsive teaching in any discipline. Designing Change Dr. Sandra Goldmark […]

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Collecting Mid-semester Feedback
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Midcourse Formative Review (MFR) is a new service offered by TLL to support faculty and instructors as they grapple with how to best engage and support their students’ learning.

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Balancing High Expectations and Flexibility: Supporting Student and Faculty Mental Health with Compassionate Challenge
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On Wednesday, December 13, we hosted Dr. Sarah Rose Cavanagh to discuss how to create challenging learning environments for students that also support their mental health and wellbeing.