The RS&CT team provides many opportunities for faculty and staff to learn about new and emerging technologies, discuss the impact of technology on pedagogy, and explore new tools. In addition to the following programs, we also visit departmental meetings to help identify subject-specific technology solutions to pedagogical problems or to introduce faculty to specific tools. Contact us at teachtech@conncoll.edu to schedule a meeting.

Faculty Learning Communities, Workshops, and Reading Groups

RS&CT collaborates with divisions across campus to offer a wide array of enriching learning communities, workshops, reading groups, and events to faculty. The Technologies for Teaching and Learning Workshop series provides opportunities for faculty to explore new models of teaching and learning and keep up to date on new and emerging technologies. Learning Communities are groups of faculty and staff who engage in ongoing, structured dialogue and activities in a collaborative and supportive atmosphere in  order to explore curricular and scholarly uses of technology. Finally, RS&CT hosts reading groups that contribute to the intellectual life on campus.  

Tempel Summer Institute

The Tempel Summer Institute is an annual, one-week immersion program for faculty. The Institute provides a pedagogical approach to the integration of new technologies into the curriculum, and is led by Library & Information Technology staff and two faculty leaders.

Digitally Enhanced Learning Initiative (DELI)

DELI provides classes with technologies to enhance student learning. Students in participating classes are provided with such technologies as iPads and Apple pencils, microphones, and digital camcorders. DELI also provides faculty with mini-grants to alleviate the costs associated with using new technology.

Open Educational Resources Grant Program

The Research Support & Curricular Technology team encourages and supports the use and creation of OER at Connecticut College through two innovative grant programs. A Call for Participation is sent to all faculty in the spring semester. This program is funded by Information Services and the Office of the Dean of Faculty. 

Digital Scholarship Fellows Program

The Digital Scholarship Fellows program supports faculty engaged in digital scholarship projects to scope and design their projects, integrate aspects of the projects into their courses, collaborate with student researchers, acquire new technological skills, and build platforms for sharing their scholarship in innovative ways online. The program works toward the College’s strategic plan objectives to offer new opportunities for student/faculty research and to build a community of practice in digital scholarship. This program is supported by the Digital Scholarship & Curriculum Center and funded by the Office of the Dean of Faculty.