Session 601: CTRL Student Partners Panel: What Students Think Faculty Should Know

Date: Friday, January 10

Time: 11:00 AM – 12:15 PM

Location: Hall of Science T07

Zoom Link: Join this session live-stream

Presenters: Hannah Jardine (Teaching & Learning Specialist, CTRL), Sahil Mathur (Adjunct Instructor, SIS, Graduate Assistant for Teaching & Learning, CTRL), Ayah Morsy (Graduate Assistant for Teaching & Learning, CTRL) & Reba Mathews (Undergraduate Student Partner, CTRL , Class of 2025)

Student Panelists: Gabriela Rupp (Undergraduate Student Partner, CTRL, Class of 2026), Nasaiah Algarin (Undergraduate Student Partner, CTRL , Class of 2027), Katelyn Lewicky (Undergraduate Student Partner, CTRL , Class of 2025) & Zo Wofford (Undergraduate Student Partner, CTRL , Class of 2027)

Session Description:

CTRL Student Partners will share insights on impactful and inclusive instruction at AU, focusing on strategies for dialogue around contentious topics, creating an anti-ableist classroom, and engaging students outside their major. Their insights come from semester-long projects that draw on personal experience, interactions with other students and faculty, and ideas from coursework.

Learning Outcomes:    

• Identify various challenges and barriers to equity present at AU
• Apply specific student-recommended strategies to improve their teaching
• Reflect on students’ perceptions of how to create more inclusive and effective teaching and learning environments at AU