Institute Focuses on Classroom Diversity
The theme of this
year’s Winter Institute on Teaching was “Diversity in the Trinity
Classroom: Helping Every Student Achieve.” Held in the Raether
Center’s Joslin Family 1823 Room, the January 19 event provided
faculty members with a venue for the discussion and exploration of
the various academic support services and resources available to
enhance teaching at Trinity.
“Diversity” in the
Trinity classroom refers not only to our students’ wide range of
cultural and ethnic backgrounds, but also to their varied learning
styles, degrees of preparation, and innate abilities and skills.
Building on Professor Claude Steele’s all-campus lecture and faculty
workshop in September, the Winter Institute focused on classroom
strategies that allow professors to teach all students effectively
and that provide the best odds for every individual student’s
success.
Through informal
presentations, discussions and workshops, the faculty shared and
learned about specific teaching strategies that support improved
student learning. With input from students, members of the faculty
were able to engage students in exploring which strategies might be
working the best. “Continue to include students in the programming,”
commented one attendee. “Their voices are irreplaceable in any of
our dialogues.” Because of the success of the program, as well as
that of the two previous institutes on teaching, the College plans
to provide opportunities for similar events in the future.
The event was
sponsored by the Office of the Dean of Faculty, Academic Computing,
Media Technology Services, the Writing Center, the Math Center, the
Library, and the Trinity Center for Collaborative Teaching &
Research.
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Contributed by Philip Duffy ’84, director of media technology
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