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article Learning Fellows Rewarded in A-Ha Moments

May 31, 2017

"Bringing in that peer interaction is something that is really valuable, and something that I wish a lot of other classes had," says Learning Fellow Leigh Goulbourne '17. Hear more in our new video!

article ‘Doing’ Sociology

May 25, 2017

On a Monday morning near the middle of spring term, students sit huddled facing a 15-foot, 8-screen video wall inside the Jones Media Center’s Innovation Studio. These students, part of Professor Kim Rogers's Sociology 1 course, are about to dive in to first-person video game Halo Combat Evolved to experience inequality firsthand.

article The Dartmouth Fellowship

May 23, 2017

College President Phil Hanlon '77 writes on the positive impact of Dartmouth's postdoctoral fellows, from the classroom to the community, in this month's Dartmouth Alumni Magazine.

article In Response to 'The Professor-Student Dynamic'

May 10, 2017

"I was delighted to read Eliza Jane Schaeffer’s article on “the essence of the professor-student dynamic.” Schaeffer is exactly right about what empowers students—and what fosters learning," writes Lisa Baldez in a recent letter to the editor.

article Experiential Learning at Dartmouth: Telling My Story

May 10, 2017

Telling Stories for Social Change and Telling My Story on Campus engage students in shared dialogue with communities in crisis and one another, and use performance as a platform to explore social issues. Both are examples of the kinds of experiential learning DCAL is funding now. Deadline May 10!

article Level Footing: The Professor-Student Dynamic

May 10, 2017

"We might logically assume that someone who is paid to educate would create the classroom environment that is most conducive to learning. But that is much easier said than done. A 'good professor' is something we can instinctively identify but struggle to define. Here is my attempt at a definition: A good professor is one who empowers his students."