reflection – Aileen Benedict

Connecting Learning to Futures | Reflections from the Ally Visit

on September 14, 2025September 14, 2025 By Aileen

People in business attire walking across a crosswalk in the city.

Photo by Sora Shimazaki from Pexels Last semester, during spring break, we had the chance to visit Ally. It’s taken me some time to pull together my notes, but returning to them now, I see how much they connect with my own teaching philosophy. We talked about early talent and what it means to bring [...]

Using Student Feedback to Improve Teaching and Learning (CTL Report #6)

on May 20, 2021May 20, 2021 By Aileen 1 Comment

Photo by Priscilla Du Preez on Unsplash The second CTL workshop I attended this semester was in more of an asynchronous, classroom format, where we had a week to go through the material on Canvas. This workshop was titled Using Feedback to Improve Teaching & Learning and was facilitated by Fred Baker, Tracy Rock, and [...]