LTC Lunch: Feeling our Way into Diversity: Intergroup Dialogue on Campus (April 7)
Join us for an introduction to the intergroup dialogue program at Carleton and a practical demonstration of how the model might open up conversations around diversity and inclusion in all classrooms. Adriana Estill, associate professor of English and American studies and Intergroup Dialogue faculty coordinator; Joe Baggot, associate dean of students and staff co-coordinator
LTC Lunch: Integrated Learning Across Campus (April 14)
Carleton has a long history of interdisciplinary teaching that has been moved forward by recent initiatives in interdisciplinary science, the HHMI Integrated Learning Project, and efforts across departments. There is an opportunity now to reflect on lessons learned from these activities and evaluate the efforts at Carleton in the context of what is being done at other institutions and what has been learned nationally about interdisciplinary teaching and learning. Environmental problem-solving topics such as global change lend themselves well to interdisciplinary teaching because the issue can be addressed from multiple perspectives, and understanding or solutions will only come from multidisciplinary efforts. Barbara Allen, Ada M. Harrison Distinguished Teaching Professor of the Social Sciences, professor of political science; Cam Davidson, professor of geology, director of Carleton’s Interdisciplinary Science and Math Initiative; Cathy Manduca, director of SERC, executive director of the National Association of Geoscience Teachers, chair-elect of the education section of AAAS Co-sponsored by HHMI Integrated Learning Project, SERC,the InTeGrate STEP Center, WGST, and POSC
LTC Lunch: Digital Humanities as Scholarship, Pedagogy, and Practice (April 21)
Whether used as a stand-alone assignment, organizing principle in a course, or anything in between, digital humanities projects provide rich opportunities for students to engage deeply with research, promote interdisciplinary inquiry, build community, and expand confidence in participating in the digital world. We will show how multiple methods associated with DH, including geospatial analysis, 3-D modeling, and digital storytelling have been incorporated into courses and faculty research at Carleton. Faculty, students, and staff will share experiences planning and collaborating to support student learning and reflect on how these projects inform faculty research. Serena Zabin, associate professor of history; Austin Mason, Robert A Oden Jr. Postdoctoral Fellow for Innovation in the Liberal Arts and Digital Humanities; Heather Tompkins, reference and instruction librarian for humanities
LTC Lunch: Community, Collaboration and Public Scholarship (April 28)
Community collaboration can both inspire and inform faculty research. Come hear a computer scientist, sociologist, and biologist share their stories of public scholarship that involve engagement in local communities around the preservation of a language, job loss among older workers, and the autoimmune disorder celiac disease. We will also explore the intertwining of scholarship with teaching by showcasing how scholarly work is both sparked by and shifted into courses. Jeff Ondich, professor of mathematics and computer science; Annette Nierobisz, professor of sociology; Debby Walser-Kuntz, professor of biology, Broom Fellow for Public Scholorship, and faculty director of the Center for Community and Civil Engagement
LTC Lunch: Analyze This: The Sequel (May 5)
This year a subcommittee of the Education and Curriculum Committee (ECC) is studying the ways and degree to which Carleton students “Learn to Learn” as part of an annual institutional-level assessment exercise. For our purposes, Learning to Learn includes making connections between and among formal (curricular) and informal (co-curricular) learning experiences, reflective learning, and independent pursuit of knowledge. The presentation will include findings from an interview-based study of alumni from the classes of 2009 and 1999 and highlights from other survey-based analyses. Come learn about the committee’s draft findings and recommendations. The subcommittee members are eager to hear your reflections and anticipate, as in years past, they will be helpful in refining our recommendations. Mihaela Czobor-Lupp, assistant professor of political science; Michael McNally, professor of religion; Andrea Nixon, director of educational research and subcommittee chair; Debby Walser-Kuntz, professor of biology, Broom Fellow for Public Scholarship, faculty director of the Center for Community and Civic Engagement
LTC Lunch: Academic Advising: It’s Not Just for Faculty Anymore (May 12)
This year we launched a pilot project to bring a cohort of staff members into our academic advising system. Come hear what distinctive perspectives and experiences they are bringing to their work as advisers, as well as what they’re getting from it. Paul Bernhardt, audio and visual technical director; Christopher Tassava, associate director of corporate and foundation relations; Ann Zawistoski, head of reference and instruction, Gould Library; Louis Newman, associate dean of the college and director of advising
LTC Lunch: The Pedagogy of Reading (May 19)
What habits of reading do our students have when they begin their Carleton careers, and how do we affect those habits over their time here? There is a range of reading habits, from the casual to the specific, from distracted to engaged. We should not assume that even students attending selective schools start their careers with well-established skills in close and careful reading. Fred Hagstrom will begin the session with an overview of issues that are cropping up in terms of reading skills, followed by faculty presenters who have found ways to help students to read in greater depth and comprehension. Scott Carpenter, professor of French, director of crosscultural; studies; Fred Hagstrom, director of the Perlman Center for Learning and Teaching, Rae Schupack Nathan Professor of Art; Pierre Hecker, associate professor of English; Bill Titus, professor of physics