A grant from Wake Forest University’s Educating Character Initiative will allow Carleton faculty to examine the theory and practices of reflective writing and sustained dialogue as character-building practices that support student learning, personal development, and overall wellness.
According to project director and Professor of History Bill North, the grant will fund two half-day workshops on reflective writing for instructors of the required first-year Argument & Inquiry seminars. The workshops will book-end the one-year grant, which will also support sessions at the Learning and Teaching Center’s December 2024 conference and a significant number of course-development grants. These mini-grants will enable faculty to learn about and implement pedagogical strategies related to reflective writing and sustained dialogue in their own current or future A&I seminars.
The Educating Character Initiative, part of Wake Forest’s Program for Leadership and Character, is funded by the Lilly Endowment.