Resources
Information for New Colby Faculty
This document, designed for faculty who are new to Colby, provides an overview of the Center for Teaching and Learning and its services.
Resources for Generative AI
Because of differences in disciplinary utility and personal philosophy, Colby does not have a policy on AI use in courses. But leaders at Colby have developed resources that reflect many considerations about these tools. For general principles, definitions, and guidance for working with generative AI, see this Working Paper. When working on aspects of your teaching, you may find it useful to examine information from Colby’s Davis Institute for Artificial Intelligence. Additional resources on the implications for AI on Teaching and Learning are available in our resources for course design. And CTL staff are always open to speaking with you about the implications of AI for your teaching.
Resources For Course Design
The Center for Teaching and Learning regularly works with faculty to design their courses, especially in the context of our Course (re)Design Institutes. Below are a set of resources the CTL offers to improve pedagogical practice:
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- Alternative Grading Approaches, shared by faculty during Spring 2024
- AI Considerations for Assessments
- Assigning and Assessing Discussion Tasks
- Assigning and Assessing Multimodal Projects
- Assigning and Assessing Presentations
- Assignment Transparency (TILT)
- Community Agreements
- Developing Course Policies for AI
- Developing Reading Assessments
- Designing Formative Assessments
- Designing Rubrics
- Effective Note Taking in Class (slides, handout A, handout B)
- Effective Peer Response
- Immediate Feedback Assessment Technique (IF-AT)
- Details here
- Testmaker website
- Forms freely available from the CTL: [email protected]
- Inclusion by Design
- Pedagogical Frameworks
- Pre-Course Surveys
Resources for Peer Review of Teaching
The Center for Teaching and Learning has constructed a set of resources for assistance when engaging in peer review of colleagues’ teaching (such as when being reviewed for promotion or retention). Follow the links below to access these resources: