Spring 2009 Cycle
Four proposals were funded in the Spring 2009 cycle.
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Transformative Learning Experiences for New Teachers
This Collaborative Research project will bring together teacher educators from three ACM colleges to collect and analyze data about assignments and activities identified as meaningful and memorable by seniors in and recent graduates of these programs. More information
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The Dhiban Excavation and Development Project: Paleolandscape Assessment
This Collaborative Research award provides funding for the first season (summer 2009) of an interdisciplinary project in Jordan as part of the Dhiban Excavation and Development Project (DEDP), an established archaeological project in the area. The project will include regional survey for paleoclimate proxies and water resources, detailed site-specific survey for previously undiscovered cisterns and occupational periods, and the training of undergraduate students. More information
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Women and the Academy: Defining our Roles
Conference on September 25-27, 2009 at Coe College.
The focus of this Collaborative Event is on preparing professors to be better teachers and advisors through empowering them with strategies of classroom management, effective communication, writing syllabi, leading discussions, evaluating student work, advising needy students, etc. More information
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Integrating Study Abroad into the Undergraduate Curriculum: Transforming On-Campus Teaching and Learning
The goal of this Collaborative Event is to bring together faculty and study abroad professionals to deliberate over the question of how study abroad can be integrated into the undergraduate curriculum.The curriculum integration addressed by the conference moves beyond the technical issues and programming involved in helping integrate study abroad to how the teaching that takes place on our campuses can both better prepare student for study abroad and help them build on it upon return to campus. In essence, the conference will ask how we can achieve what the late Middlebury College historian David Macey called the “highest” form of curriculum integration, namely that which takes “academic experience to new levels.” More information