By: Susan Walter, Associate Professor, Spanish Language, Literary & Cultural Studies One of the greatest benefits that I gained as an instructor during the CCESL faculty fellows work in AY 2020-21 has been the time dedicated to reflection both during the cohort meetings and, at times, outside of meetings as we were asked to engage with different … Continue reading Reflection and Contemplative Practices

By: Barb Hurtt, Teaching Associate Professor, Biological Sciences LDRS 3980 STEM Mentoring Internship is the community-engaged course I taught/facilitated throughout the 2020-21 academic year (Fall, Winter, and Spring quarters) and was the focus of my “Teaching in Covid-19 times” project. This internship was a collaboration between DU and Adams County Westminster High School (WHS) biomedical innovations class. One purpose of the internship was to provide DU STEM undergraduates a … Continue reading STEM Mentoring Through a Virtual Platform

By: Alisha Stanton, Program Manager, Office of Internationalization When the COVID-19 pandemic confined us all to our quarantine spaces, one of the things I missed most was the freedom to explore and understand the world from my own experiences. Technology and media became important resources for finding information about what was happening globally. While technology provides access to more information, people and social media … Continue reading Community-Engaged Teaching in COVID Times

By: Benjamin Nourse, Assistant Professor, Department of Religious Studies I taught my first course with a serious community engagement component this past year. What are my take-aways from jumping into community-engaged teaching in the Covid-era? While many people have discussed the "new normal" of the Covid and post-Covid eras in terms of the increasing integration of technology into teaching and learning, I … Continue reading Public Reflection on Community-Engaged Teaching in Covid Times  

By: Kateri McRae, Associate Professor, Department of Psychology This reflection was completed during the 2020-2021 “Faculty Fellows: Community-Engaged Teaching in COVID Times” program. To learn about this year’s Community of Practice, please visit our website here. The program was a collaborative effort organized by the Center for Community Engagement to advance Scholarship and Learning, the … Continue reading Clear is Kind, An Infographic

By John Tiedemann, Teaching Associate Professor, University Writing Program  “[The professoriate] has only interpreted the world; the point is to change it.”   1. Teachers are endlessly resourceful. Funny, too.   If you don’t believe me, check out the Facebook group Pandemic Pedagogy, which sprang up spontaneously in March of 2020, when we all, suddenly, “pivoted” to emergency … Continue reading 6 Theses On Teaching During The Pandemic: Reflections and Provocations