Kendall Center for Engaged Learning

10/10/2022

Innovative Teaching Awards
The John S. Kendall Center for Engaged Learning and the Provost’s Office would like to recognize faculty who are engaged in innovative teaching (e.g., new uses of instructional technology, new ways to engage students in the learning process, new approaches to student collaboration, or new methods for improving student learning outcomes) and to encourage the dissemination of effective practices by sharing promising innovations with faculty more broadly. Therefore, we offer 2 Innovative Teaching Awards -- one that recognizes innovations at the Course or Curricular level ($1000 prize) and a second that recognizes innovative Assignments ($500 prize). Completed nominations should not exceed 2 pages and should be emailed to [email protected]. Nominations must be received by 5 pm on Friday, November 4, 2022 Please visit the Kendall Center website for more information.

The John S. Kendall Center for Engaged Learning and the Provost’s Office would like to recognize faculty who are engaged in innovative teaching (e.g., new uses of instructional technology, new ways to…

02/25/2019

Curriculum Development and Revitalization Grants
The John S. Kendall Center for Engaged Learning is offering support for faculty designing a new semester-long course, or substantially re-designing an existing semester-long course, to reflect a global, multicultural, or interdisciplinary curriculum. Please see grant application and information on the John S. Kendall Center for Engaged Learning website under Grants. Deadline to apply is March 29, 2019.

The John S. Kendall Center for Engaged Learning supports faculty in achieving their potential as teachers and scholars. Responsive to the professional needs and interests of each faculty member, the Kendall…

02/25/2019

The Kendall Center's Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) grants support faculty in projects examining teaching and learning practices in their discipline(s) in a systematic way by using systematic research methods and by making the results known to the campus community. The grant application and information is on the John S. Kendall Center for Engaged Learning website, under Grants. Deadline to apply is March 29, 2019.

The John S. Kendall Center for Engaged Learning supports faculty in achieving their potential as teachers and scholars. Responsive to the professional needs and interests of each faculty member, the Kendall…

11/26/2018

Teachers Talking -- Please join us this Tuesday, November 27 for Teachers Talking. Topic: Digital Projects for Engaged Pedagogy. Join us for lunch and conversation as we explore some of the digital tools available for use in the classroom and see how faculty have incorporated digital projects into their courses. We'll discuss both the benefits and frustrations of working with students on digital projects, the pros and cons of creating public-facing student scholarship, and what kinds of support faculty would like to have when they develop new assignments with a digital component. These conversations grow out of our previous Mellon grant and will help librarians explore ways to provide support for digital scholarship across the curriculum. Program is at 11:30 am and 12:30 pm. Free lunch at Three Crowns buffet, then meet in the Heritage Room.

11/07/2018

Teachers Talking - Please join us this

Thursday, November 8 for Teachers Talking. Topic: Digital Projects for Engaged Pedagogy. Join us for lunch and conversation as we explore some of the digital tools available for use in the classroom and see how faculty have incorporated digital projects into their courses. We'll discuss both the benefits and frustrations of working with students on digital projects, the pros and cons of creating public-facing student scholarship, and what kinds of support faculty would like to have when they develop new assignments with a digital component. These conversations grow out of our previous Mellon grant and will help librarians explore ways to provide support for digital scholarship across the curriculum. Program is at 11:30 am and 12:30 pm. Free lunch at Three Crowns buffet, then meet in the Heritage Room.

10/29/2018

Faculty Shop Talk
Phil Bryant (Professor in English and African Studies) will present at Faculty Shop Talk on Friday, November 2. His talk " After Stomping at the Grand Terrace: American Poetry in the Time of Trump" will be presented at 4:30 p.m. in the Interpretive Center. Feel free to arrive any time after 4:15 p.m. The abstract for this and future talks may be viewed at http://gustavus.edu/events/shoptalks/.

  Fall 2018 Schedule Presenter:Carlos Mejia SuarezTitle:

10/08/2018

Faculty Shop Talk - Sean Easton (Associate Professor in Classics) will present at Faculty Shop Talk on Friday, October 12. His talk " The Golden Age of Athens Sparta in 300: Rise of an Empire (Murro, 2014)" will be presented at 4:30 p.m. in the Interpretive Center. Feel free to arrive any time after 4:15 p.m. The abstract for this and future talks may be viewed at http://gustavus.edu/events/shoptalks/.

  Fall 2018 Schedule Presenter:Carlos Mejia SuarezTitle:

10/08/2018

Teachers Talking - Join us Tuesday, October 9 for Teachers Talking. Transfer credits. Transfer students. AP/IB/PSEO/CIS credit. The number-variety of ways that students can transfer credit to Gustavus can seem confusing and overwhelming. We're seeing more first year students arrive at Gustavus having already earned some type of college credit. What are the implications for your department, our curriculum, and College? While most Gustavus students come to us directly from highschool, we typically welcome 40-50 new transfer students each year who started their college careers at another institution. What should faculty know about this population, their expectations, and challenges they face? Come to this session prepared to discuss both your past experience and your thoughts about the future as they relate to transfer credits and transfer students. Facilitated by Tom McHugh, Director, Center for Academic Resources and Enhancement (CARE). Program 11:30am and 12:30pm. Free lunch at Three Crowns buffet, meet in Heritage Room.

09/17/2018

Faculty Shop Talk - this Friday!
Carlos Mejia Suarez (Assistant Professor in MLLC) will present at Faculty Shop Talk this Friday, September 21. His talk "Transgression and the Symbolic Order of Human Rights in Contemporary Latin American Literature" will be presented at 4:30 p.m. in the Interpretive Center. Feel free to arrive any time after 4:15 p.m. The abstract for this and future talks may be viewed at http://gustavus.edu/events/shoptalks/.

  Fall 2018 Schedule Presenter:Carlos Mejia SuarezTitle:

09/05/2018

Teachers Talking
Join us on Thursday, September 6 for Teachers Talking. Topic: Avoiding hidden messages: Strategies to reduce implicit bias in recommendation and reference letters facilitated by Margaret Bloch Qazi. Implicit bias is an unconscious process by which we favor some perceived identities or characteristics relative to others. Because we are often not aware of them, these biases may be revealed in subtle ways - such as the language we use to evaluate our colleagues and students. In this teachers talking, we will explore how implicit bias can influence the letters we write for others and review specific, concrete strategies for interrupting this unconscious influence. Program at 11:30 am and 12:30 pm. Free lunch at Three Crowns buffet, then meet in the Heritage Room.

09/05/2018

Check out the September Kendall Center Newsletter

Sabbatical Re-Entry Lunch There will be a lunch and meeting for those faculty returning from Sabbatical on Wednesday, September 5 from 11:30 to 1 pm in the St Peter Room. 2 Day Faculty Writing Retreat…