Building a Learning Community Where Everyone Belongs
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Full course description
Term: Fall 2025
Date: September 11th, 2025
Time: 2:00 to 3:00 p.m.
Location: Torgersen Hall 3310
Instructor: Michele Deramo
Presented By: Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL)
Description:
Building community and fostering a sense of belonging in the classroom has been proven to enhance students' engagement, improve persistence, and build capacity for creative risk-taking and relationship-building. This session presents guidelines for building a community of learners with shared goals and aspirations, beginning with the initial class meeting and sustained throughout the semester through practices and interventions that cultivate trust, accountability, and collaboration.