First Year Students – LTC Archives

October 10, 2023 – Considering A&Is From Students’ Perspectives

27 September 2023

The LTC has hosted several faculty-focused sessions about the Argument and Inquiry seminars in the last few years, but what do we know about students’ experiences A&I courses? As they…

Sept 26, 2023 – Reflections on Summer Pre-College Teaching & Learning

27 September 2023

This session will include panelist reflections on supporting first-generation, BIPOC, and low-income students and the transformative peer and faculty relationships born from the diverse cohorts learning together in such an…

May 2, 2023 – Considering A&I

3 May 2023

As the only course required for every Carleton student, A&Is carry a lot of weight in the Liberal Arts curriculum. But what exactly are A&Is, and what do we want…

Feb 14, 2023 – What Does Bias Mean in Your Class

17 February 2023

What do students mean when they say something is “biased”? What do we mean? Over the years, “bias” has made its way into our colloquial lexicon and become a catch-all…

Jan 31, 2023 – How We Learn and How Instructional Technology Can Help

1 February 2023

Building on current understandings of how our brains work and how this impacts learning, we will explore how Moodle and other instructional technologies can help students develop effective learning techniques…

Jan 10, 2023 – Placing Civil Discourse: Experience and Experiment

12 January 2023

What is civil discourse? How can it be created and sustained in the classroom, on campus, and beyond? In this session students and faculty involved in an A&I seminar dedicated…

Sept 20, 2022 – Building Trust in the Classroom

22 September 2022

Drawing on the insights of intervention science, Mitchell will share techniques for building positive relationships between students in the classroom by focusing on inclusive practices. Successful, positive classroom interactions that…

Winter 2016: Campus Climate, National Issues, and Student Achievement

25 January 2016

This term’s lunch session focus on campus and classroom climate, as well as sessions that look at student achievement. We also have a session on faculty research and an example of a different model for a common reading.