Classics Professor Roberta Stewart digs into ancient texts alongside undergraduates and Veteran Learning Fellows, whose experiences with war and homecoming give these tales new life.
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June 01, 2017
Award recognizes Professors Steve Swayne and Don Pease for their contributions to teaching & learning at Dartmouth and beyond, including their MOOCs with DartmouthX....
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!
May 31, 2017
What began as an ordinary assignment for an English class became an opportunity for Kendall Christensen ’19 to showcase her research on a...
May 26, 2017
When linguists head into remote areas to study indigenous languages, they often face steep logistical hurdles: where to stay, what to eat...
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.
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.
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.
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!
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."