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March updates from the Center for Leadership, Teaching, and Learning.
Photo of Beck Krefting, professor of American studies and director of the Center for Leadership, Teaching, and Learning.

Tuesday, March 17, 2026 

From the Director

Beck Krefting

“The function of education, therefore, is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. But education which stops with efficiency may prove the greatest menace to society. The most dangerous criminal may be the man gifted with reason, but with no morals.” 

‌— Martin Luther King Jr., “Maroon Tiger,” Morehouse College, 1947

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‌‌For all of us who teach, advise, support, and lead, I find this a useful reminder that our work is larger than delivering information; it’s imparting the skills to our students to interpret the world with a discerning eye, centering integrity and humanity.
Dennis Schebetta, assistant professor of theater, speaks with colleagues.

Dennis Schebetta, assistant professor of theater, guides workshop participants in a series of rousing active listening exercises to build empathic communication practices.

Joke of the Semester

Why did the students get upset when the professor called them average? 

‌(Find the answer below)

Just So You Know... 

Skill up with CLTL Pedagogical Resources, including newly added resources on our teaching observation protocol.
March Announcements

The AI-Resistant Classroom

‌2:30–4 p.m. Friday, March 20, in the Weller Room

Generate solutions for assignments and assessments that are AI-proof. The workshop series continues, this time focusing on oral exams and evaluations. RSVP here.
This Body of Death book cover.

Research Salon with Eileen Sperry on Death, Decay, and the Early Modern Lyric

‌12:45–1:45 p.m. Thursday, April 2, in the Weller Room

‌What did early modern English poetry have to say about dying? Quite a lot, it turns out. RSVP by March 27.

Digital Accessibility Requirements Workshop

12:15–1:15 p.m. Monday, April 6, in Murray Aikins 

Join us for lunch to explore strategies and tools for generating accessible content for students. RSVP by April 3.

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‌AI at Work: What Copilot and ChatGPT Can Actually Do for Staff

11:30 a.m.–1 p.m. Wednesday, April 8, in the LEDS classroom 

Have lunch with instructional technologists Ben Harwood and Aaron Kendall. RSVP by April 3.

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‌Spring Book Club: “Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World”

12:30–2 p.m. Tuesday, April 21, in the Weller Room

This book by Cal Newport offers a thoughtful framework for working with greater intention, depth, and purpose amid the din of everyday demands. RSVP by Monday, April 13 to receive a copy of the book. 

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AI at Work: What Copilot and ChatGPT Can Actually Do for Faculty

2:30–4 p.m. Friday, April 24, in the LEDS classroomCome learn with Instructional Technologists Ben Harwood and Aaron Kendall. RSVP by April 20.

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Unlocking the Mysteries of the Library’s Electronic Collections

11 a.m.–noon Friday, May 1, in the Weller RoomJoin librarians John Cosgrove and Johanna MacKay as they guide you through the twists and turns of e-resources. RSVP by April 27.

‌Coffee Break

 

‌Joke of the Semester answer: It was a “mean” thing to say.

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