Office of Teaching & Learning (OTL)


The Office of Teaching and Learning is dedicated to providing opportunities for professional development in teaching that enable student learning and build communities of teaching and learning among departments, programs and schools.

What's new at the Office of Teaching and Learning?

Interested in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning?  Bring your questions and ideas to the CARS Celebration, where OTL Fellow Karen Richardson, CARS Research Fellow Theresa Coogan, and Office of Grants and Sponsored Projects staff Mia Enright (Director) and Colleen Campbell (Assistant Director) discuss "A Multidisciplinary Approach to Understanding and Conducting SoTL Research" (Wednesday, May 9; 2:45 - 3:45, Hart 117).  And don't forget to visit the OTL's Scholarship of Teaching and Learning resource page.   

Congratulations to the nine recipients of the 2012 Teacher Scholar Grant:

Joyce Rain Anderson, English:  "Deeper Into Digital Media."

Bill Devlin, Philosophy:  "Logically Reasoning Acreoss Contexts:  A New Way to Teach Foundations of Logical Reasoning (FLR)"

Diana Fox, Anthropology:  "The Visual Vanguard:  Visual Anthropology (ANTH 420) in a Transnational World"

Steve Kaczmarek, Geological Sciences:  "Writing Quantitatively:  Integrating Scientific Writing in a Data Intensive, Upper-Level Geology Course"

Tom Kling and Jeff Williams, Physics:  "Development of Inquiry-Based Physics 243 and 244 Materials" 

Chifuru Noda, Chemistry:  "Adaptation of Studio-Style Experiments into the 'Principles of Chemistry' Laboratory."

Matthew Salomone, Mathematics and Computer Science:  "Educating the Whole Person:  A Holistic Approach to Developmental Algebra."   

Michelle Mamberg, Psychology:  "Creation of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction for Psychotherapists in Training."

Nikki Freeburg, Counselor Education:  "Technology as a Vehicle to Increase Conceptualization Skills."

A warm welcome to the new Director of Teaching and Learning, Dr. Roben Torosyan.  Dr. Torosyan will begin his service as Director on August 1, 2102.  He comes to us from Fairfield University, where he serves as Associate Director of the Center for Academic Excellence, an entity dedicated to faculty development regarding teaching.  He has over a decade of faculty development programming experience, considerable background in external grant funding, and an impressive record of publication and presentation in the scholarship of teaching and learning.  His interest in service learning, diversity, faculty learning communities, and contemplative pedagogy make him an outstanding fit for Bridgewater. He earned a Ph.D. in Philosophy and Education and a M. Phil. in Cultural Studies and Education, both from Columbia University, and an M.A. in Philosophy and a B.A. in Art History from New York University. 

Just for BSU's part-time faculty!  Join us for the May 15 Visiting Lecturer Celebration.  Click here for program, and RSVP to Lori Benson (x2694).

A very hearty thank-you to all who made the Fall Faculty/Librarian Development Event, Teaching Essentials, such a resounding success!  Warmest thanks to our 100+ participants and to our many wonderful facilitators:

Joyce Rain Anderson Michelle Mamberg
Martina Arndt Melanie McNaughton
Kathy Bailey Erin O'Connor
Barbara Bond David O'Malley
Michelle Cox Maxine Rawlins
Emily Douglas Karen Richardson
Anne Doyle Maura Rosenthal
Sabrina Gentlewarrior Pam Russell
Phyllis Gimbel Matthew Salomone
Ward Heilman Jenny Shanahan
Reid Kimball Stacey Sheriff
Teresa King Yulia Stakhnevich
Tom Kling Lee Torda
John Kucich Steve Waratuke
Amy MacMannis Catherine Womack

Visit this site soon for the link to our program wiki.  Click here for the program.

Faculty Development Calendar: Having trouble keeping track of all the development events on campus? Visit the Faculty Development Calendar. The calendar will help you stay on top of faculty development workshops, meetings and information sessions at BSU. If you have a development event you'd like to see posted on the calendar, contact Ann Brunjes (x2435) or Lori Benson (x2694). 

New Faculty Fellows: Congratulations to our new two new Faculty Fellows, John Kucich (English, term beginning fall 2011) and Karen Richardson (MAHPLS, term beginning spring 2011)!

 

Contact Ann Brunjes with questions about any of these development opportunities.

Last Modified: April 24, 2012

Contact Info

Office of Teaching & Learning
Maxwell Library
Bridgewater, MA 02325
Tel: (508) 531-2435
Fax: (508) 531-5420

Ann Brunjes, Director
Abrunjes@bridgew.edu