Greetings!

Free online workshop of interest to faculty:
Jose Bowen, author of a book about flipping the classroom (Teaching Naked), will be facilitating a free Wiley Learning Institute showcase workshop. He's done workshops about the technological aspects of flipping a class, and now he's doing one on how to use the classroom time more effectively.
Teaching Naked: Designing Assignments for More Active Classrooms
Thursday, Feb 27, 3 pm Eastern / 12 noon Pacific
To get more details and sign up, visit http://wileylearninginstitute.com/community/groups/teaching-naked-designing-assignments-for-more-active-classrooms/

Coming up this week at DCAL:
New Faculty Luncheon, 12:30pm - 2:00pm, Wednesday, February 26, 2014
Focused on helping new faculty jump start their teaching program, these lunch time sessions will address topics on which faculty have concerns.  This week’s session will focus on handling difficult conversations in the classroom.   Gabrielle Lucke from the Office of Institutional Diversity and Equity will be with us to guide our discussion.  We will discuss the kinds of comments that may trigger reactions from either you or your students, topics that may be challenging to talk about, and some strategies to help you and your students engage in respectful dialogue across differences.
Lunch will be provided, please register for this discussion: http://libcal.dartmouth.edu/event.php?id=538148

Talking about Language and Culture-Monthly Discussion Group, 2:30pm - 4:00pm, Thursday, February 27, 2014

Come share ideas about teaching languages and culture, get to know each other better, and create a community of teachers who care about language. this week, The conversation on drill continues.  Topics will include: debriefing of the Skype meeting with Kenyon College Language Intensive program's director, a new Drill Introductory Drill Workshop format starting in the Spring 2014 and How to write meaningful drills – sharing ideas.  Light refreshments will be provided, please register here: http://libcal.dartmouth.edu/event.php?id=538334

Have a great week!
elaine

Elaine Livingston
Dartmouth Center for the Advancement of Learning (DCAL)
102 Baker-Berry Library
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