Book and POdcast Clubs

CELT Podcast Club

Some semesters, the Committee for Excellence in Learning and Teaching (CELT) selects podcast episodes related to teaching and learning and hosts a podcast club. Each meeting lasts for one hour and provides participants the opportunity to discuss the episodes with colleagues. 

This fall semester, CELT is listening to episodes from a variety of podcasts focused around practical assessments and instructional activities. 

Podcast club will meet on Zoom three times during the semester:

  • Wednesday, September 17 at 10:00 am or Thursday, September 18 at 3:00 pm
  • Wednesday, October 22 at 10:00 am or Thursday, October 23 at 3:00 pm
  • Wednesday, November 19 at 10:00 am or Thursday, November 20 at 3:00 pm 

If you would like to participate, register online and we will send you the month's episode and a listening guide. If you have any questions, please contact

Paul Sylvester

or

Christopher Roemmele

 

CELT Book Club

Most semesters, the Committee for Excellence in Learning and Teaching (CELT) selects one book related to teaching and learning and hosts a monthly book club. Each meeting lasts for one hour and provides faculty participants the opportunity to discuss the book with colleagues.

Book Club will return in Spring 2026. 

Past Selections

Spring 2025 - Grading for Growth: A Guide to Alternative Grading Practices that Promote Authentic Learning and Student Engagement in Higher Education by David Clark and Robert Talbert

Fall 2024 - Teaching with AI: A Practical Guide to a New Era of Human Learning by José Antonio Bowen and C. Edward Watson

Spring 2024 - Mind Over Monsters: Supporting Youth Mental Health with Compassionate Challenge by Sarah Rose Cavanaugh

Fall 2023 - Relationship-Rich Education: How Human Connections Drive Student Success in College by Peter Felten and Leo M. Lambert

Spring 2023 - Inclusive Teaching: Strategies for Promoting Equity in the College Classroom by Kelly Hogan and Viji Sathy

Spring 2022 - Distracted: Why Students Can't Focus and What You Can Do About It by James M. Lang

Fall 2021 - Practicing Presence: Simple Self-Care Strategies for Teachers by Lisa J. Lucas

Spring 2021 - Culturally Responsive Teaching and Reflection in Higher Education edited by Sharlene Voogd Cochrane, Meenakshi Chhabra, Marjorie A. Jones, and Deborah Spragg

Faculty Advance Book Club

In fall 2024, the Multicultural Faculty Commission in collaboration with ODEI and TLC ran the Faculty Advance Book Club. The group read Stories from the Front of the Room.