Why a DCAL blog?

At our annual DCAL retreat this summer (an informal affair held in DCAL) we discussed how we might better disseminate literature and ideas about teaching to the Dartmouth community: should we generate a bulleted list of key articles and books?, should we focus on a single topic or try to cover all topics?, what about ideas from conferences and other sources? It was Sarah Horton who suggested we consider a blog. While skeptical at first, we eventually came around to the idea. Thanks to Sarah, we’re going to give it a try!

The purpose of this blog is to share ideas and information about teaching. We hope it will be a collaborative effort with lots of blog authors and commenters. So if you attend a conference, try something in your classroom, read an article or book, or have something to share related to teaching or learning please chime in!

The DCAL Team