Observing Teaching – Deep Dive Community
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September 6, 2022
Tag: Course Design
September 6, 2022
Critique as Playground
We are very excited to announce our newest CTL 2022 Summer Institute that will run in mid-May. We invite all Pratt colleagues to join us for Critique as Playground, a playful community to explore critique practices and pedagogies for faculty who are serious about establishing their classroom as a supportive and inclusive environment.
April 8, 2022
Claire Donato: Distinguished Teacher Award 2020
Claire Donato (Adjunct Associate Professor, Writing Program; and Recipient of the 2020-2021 Distinguished Teacher Award) Faculty Spotlight on April 5, 2022.
Donato shared with us the pedagogical significance of deep listening and the implementation of periods of shared silence in her Poetry & Psychoanalysis and The Oceanic Feeling courses. This conversation was additionally informed by Donato’s ongoing Zen meditation practice, and input from several of her students.
April 7, 2022
Resources: Hands on Teaching in the Liberal Arts
Click here to view the recording from our March 8, 2022 Faculty Spotlight presentation. Heather Horton from HAD talks about ‘hands-on’ teaching in liberal arts courses, describing projects to engage Pratt students as makers, encouraging them to use skills from their studio training in HAD courses.
March 9, 2022
Resources: Setting the Stage for an Inclusive Classroom
Thank you for joining us at the Supporting Faculty session: Setting the Stage for an Inclusive Classroom. Click here to view the recordings & resources from these sessions.
February 18, 2022
Learning Pedagogy
Learning Pedagogy: Best Practices – Spring 2022 Geared toward new and long-time faculty alike, the Learning Pedagogy – Best Practices Series, offered by Pratt’s CTL,
January 7, 2022
New Resources on Online Discussion Boards & Professor’s Presence
Please review the research-based guiding principles and strategies from Victoria Nesnik on Discussion Boards & Professor’s Presence. The quick reference card can help you create
November 20, 2020
Online Icebreakers
Icebreakers are short activities, usually at the beginning of the semester, that provide an opportunity for students to get to know each other and begin
August 19, 2020
Hybrid Course Design
A new challenge is facing our faculty this fall: how to engage students in a hybrid-online course. See the recommendations by Beth McMurtrie below. Design
August 6, 2020