January 27, 2026 – How We Used to Read

29 January 2026

Phones, tablets, laptops, audiobooks: Has new technology ruined our students’ ability to read? Didn’t reading used to be more focused? Two scholars of medieval and nineteenth and twentieth-century literature will…

May 6, 2025 – Is Reading Really in Crisis? The Student Perspective

7 May 2025

Faculty and staff spend a lot of time thinking about the “college reading crisis.” But how do our students feel? In this session, a student panel shares their experiences and…

November 12, 2024 – Reading Across the Curriculum

14 November 2024

This session asks participants to reflect on the ways we address student reading at Carleton. Presenters will share their perspectives on student reading skills before we shift to table discussions,…

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…

Nov 8, 2022 – Ally: A New Tool to Help with Creating More Accessible Course Materials

11 November 2022

This session will give an overview of what Ally can offer to faculty, how you can use it for incremental changes to your courses, and why the tool will give…

April 19, 2022 – The Teaching Toolbox: Learning Strategies for Students Who Struggle with Focus on Deep Work

3 May 2022

Learn about and share with colleagues technologies and strategies that can help with focus, with letting go of one’s smartphone (for at least a little while), with reading strategies, and…

Oct 9, 2018: Teaching Fast and Slow

24 October 2018

Questions Raised and Lessons Learned from Positive Psychology How does the pace of academic life affect teaching and learning? Experience of an academic term can range from an opportunity to…

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