A three-day institute based on Ken Bain's award-winning and best selling book What the Best College Teachers Do (Harvard University Press, 2004), and featuring some of the subjects of the 15-year study of excellence in college education. Institute combines resources of Montclair State University, Northwestern University, University of Texas, Rhode Island School of Design, and Vanderbilt University.
DCAL is pleased to offer up to four scholarships for Dartmouth faculty members to attend the 15th Annual International Summer Institute on teaching and learning in Montclair NJ. The scholarships include tuition, room, meals and transportation costs. Anyone who has a teaching assignment in the 2010-2011 academic year is eligible to apply. Librarians and information technology professionals who have collaborated with a faculty member on course design in the last academic year are also eligible. Please send a one-page letter of application that specifies your eligibility and specific interests in attending, and a current CV to Thomas H. Luxon, 6247 Baker Berry before January 15, 2010.
Have a look at the recommended books page on the DCAL website at http://www.dartmouth.edu/~dcal/resources/books.html. Books recently added to our collection include Peter Filene's The Joy of Teaching, Eric Mazur's Peer Instruction: A User's Manual, and Academic Dishonesty: An Educator's Guide by Bernard. E. Whitley, Jr. and Patricia Keith-Spiegel. Also featured is a new edition of Teaching American Students: A Guide for International Faculty and Teaching Assistants in Colleges and Universities by Ellen Sarkisian of the Derek Bok Center of Harvard University.
