Tufts Seniors – what are you doing next year?
Tweet We have a position available for a Program Assistant for the 2011-2012 academic year. The deadline for applications is SOON — April 1st — so you should apply NOW! Here are some of the specs: This position is a full-time, 9.5 month position with pay and benefits starting in mid-August 2011 and ending by [...]
From Medford to Colombia
Tweet The following was submitted by Adam Grenier, instructor of EXP-0087-S: Microfinance: As part of a “Legacy Lending Experiment,” each student was given $25 in the form of a gift card to be used on the kiva.org website courtesy of the Distler Family Endowment. Students were instructed to browse and read the profiles of microcredit [...]
The Comfort Zone
Tweet More quotes from mid-semester evaluations of ExCollege courses… “When I tell people about what I have learned and how I am applying the class to my life, they are shocked and impressed.” “For me personally, the assignments (have been most beneficial) because they force me to practice the skills independently and figure things out [...]
What College Should Be
Tweet It’s break for Tufts undergrads, so it’s pretty quiet here at 95 Talbot. I’m catching up on some work, including reading the mid-semester evaluations that students filled out in their ExCollege courses. Thought I’d share some of the highlights… “Best (course) since being at Tufts…informative, stimulating, entertaining. Feels like this is what college should [...]
The Newest ExCollege Board members
Tweet The current ExCollege board members just selected a new crop of students for next year’s board. We are pleased to welcome Zoe Munoz, Regina Smedinghoff, Dhiren Shah, and Gabrielle Thomas to the 2011-2012 Board and to welcome back Will Carpenter, who will return to the board for a second year.
Why you should team up with a friend and teach Perspectives
Tweet As I mentioned earlier, some of our previous Perspectives Leaders have been sharing their thoughts on the program and why you should look into it. Molly and Elana On Teaching Perspectives
Deadline, Schmeadline
Tweet If you’ve known the ExCollege for a while, you might realize that we never met a deadline we didn’t want to extend in some way. We like pushing the envelope and giving folks every opportunity to take advantage of what we have to offer. So it is in that vein that we are now [...]
Flipping Out
Tweet Since I don’t have enough disposable income to buy all the newest toys for myself, I’m always excited when I can buy new stuff for the ExCollege. Usually Howard gets to buy the fun filmmaking equipment, but I beat him to it this time. I just ordered 4 Flip MinoHD video cameras to use [...]
Best. Students. Ever.
Tweet We are very lucky here at the ExCollege. We have a cool house with wireless and air-conditioning (okay the air-conditioning doesn’t seem like a big deal right now, but it will), we get to meet interesting lecturers every semester, and students like us (right? you do like us, right?). But one of the best [...]
Teaching and Learning
Tweet Lots going on at the ExCollege right now. One big thing is the upcoming deadline for teams of rising juniors or seniors to teach an Explorations or Perspectives seminar. Apps are due next Wednesday, March 16th. Folks who have taught in the past are gathering Friday to make a video about what the experience [...]