The Dartmouth Center for the Advancement of Learning announces

The 2014 Annual Active Learning Institute (ALI)

December 8, 2014 from 9-4 pm, December 10 & 11, 2014 from 9-1 pm

ALI can help you revamp an existing course and provide you with the tools you need to address whatever challenges you face in teaching.  The goal of ALI is to make your teaching easier, more efficient, and more effective.

Participants in ALI will learn to

• ·      Understand the cognitive science principles that underlie active learning
• ·      Incorporate active learning strategies
• ·      Use peer review to improve student learning
• ·      Structure small groups
• ·      Craft assignments that meet your goals
• ·      Explore using technology (such as clickers, smart pens, Canvas, wikis, blogs)

 Participants will receive a $500 stipend for full participation in the three-day institute. Anyone holding a faculty teaching appointment at Dartmouth at any rank (Arts and Sciences, Engineering, Tuck and Geisel) is eligible to apply.

 To apply, email the following to [log in to unmask] by October 31, 2014:


• ·      A brief statement (800 words or less) of the specific teaching challenges you wish to address during the Institute. Please identify the Dartmouth course you regularly teach or plan to teach in which these challenges arise and for which you plan to adopt new tools and techniques. 

• ·      The syllabus of the course you would like to revise (if available)
• ·      A list of courses you have taught



Applicants accepted into this year’s Institute will be notified by November 14, 2014.

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