Good Morning! Book Discussion - Blind Spot: Hidden Biases of Good People, 12:00pm - 1:30pm, Tuesday, May 17, 2016 Written by the psychologists Mahzarin R. Banaji and Anthony G. Grennwald, co-developers of Harvard’s Implicit Association Test (IAT), this book explores our hidden biases based on research results from over 14 million IATs. This session is part of the DCAL series on Disrupting Bias in the Classroom. Lunch will be provided, please register here: http://libcal.dartmouth.edu/event/2524742 New Faculty Workshop-Grading for Learning and Assessment: Creating your assessment plan, 12:30pm - 2:00pm, Wednesday, May 18, 2016 How do you design your course to provide you and your students early and helpful feedback to improve teaching and learning? We will explore assessment options and grading strategies in order to craft an assessment plan for your course. Lunch will be provided, please register there: http://libcal.dartmouth.edu/event/2502393 Medical School Letter Writing, 3:00pm - 4:30pm, Wednesday, May 18, 2016 This workshop is for both new and seasoned Composite Letter writers. Sarah Berger and Annette Hamilton will clarify the purpose and structure of Dartmouth composite letters for the newer writers among you—and share important updates on current evolutions about what medical schools are wishing to see in letters, for all. Supporting letter writers welcome Light refreshments will be provided, please register here: http://libcal.dartmouth.edu/event/2502391 Faculty Workshop: Intercultural Communication Competence, 12:00pm - 1:30pm, Thursday, May 19, 2016 This workshop will introduce faculty to one of the latest and most progressive theories to explain intercultural interactions—Mark Orbe’s co-cultural theory. Exercises, including a personal cultural assessment, will be conducted to help participants gauge where they are and how their position(s) impact class interactions in a multicultural classroom. Lunch will be provided, please register here: http://libcal.dartmouth.edu/event/2521562 Open as an Asset to Broaden Your Impact, 12:00pm - 1:30pm, Monday, May 23, 2016 “Using Open as an Asset: Opportunities to Broaden Your Impact”, presentation and discussion led by Dr. Meredith Niles, Assistant Professor in Nutrition and Food Sciences, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at the University of Vermont. Learn about the ways doing research in the “open” can forward your work and support your career goals. Following the presentation, Dr. Rachel Obbard, Assistant Professor of Engineering, and Brett Anderson, PhD candidate in Physics and Astronomy, will share their experiences attending OpenCon on the Dartmouth sponsored travel scholarship, and how that has impacted their work. Information about the travel scholarships to OpenCon2016 will be presented at the end of this program. Lunch will be provided, please register here: http://libcal.dartmouth.edu/event/2574875 Enjoy your weekend! Elaine Elaine Livingston Dartmouth Center for the Advancement of Learning (DCAL) 102 Baker-Berry Library Hanover, NH 03755 p. 603-646-2655 f. 603-646-6906 e. [log in to unmask] w. www.dartmouth.edu/~dcal ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the DCAL-GROUP-LIST list, click the following link: https://listserv.dartmouth.edu/scripts/wa.exe?SUBED1=DCAL-GROUP-LIST