Stearns Center for Teaching & Learning

We are so grateful to everyone who has engaged with this account over the past 14 years! We have decided to direct our energy to other social media platforms. Follow us on LinkedIn linkedin.com/company/stearn… and be sure to bookmark our Events calendar! stearnscenter.gmu.edu/events/

🎙️ Our 1st episode of Season 4 is LIVE! Check out Sensible Approaches to Teaching in the Age of AI-Generated Everything with guest Tawnya Azar, PhD of @GMU_English in @GeorgeMasonCHSS at @GeorgeMasonU. She shares actionable strategies about how to avoid becoming the “AI Police”!

Find a workshop, faculty learning community, asynchronous course, and MORE here: stearnscenter.gmu.edu/events/ Be sure to register! (Only open to George Mason faculty)

Welcome back, @GeorgeMasonU faculty! Whether you're brand new, mid-career, or an experienced faculty member, we have opportunities for you to progress your teaching strategies. From teaching with AI, writing-intensive courses, syllabus design, & more, there is something for YOU!

Have a wonderful winter break! George Mason University campus will be closed December 22, 2025 - January 2, 2026. We look forward to seeing you when we return Monday, January 5! ☃️ Check out our Events Calendar for our January programming: stearnscenter.gmu.edu/events/

Look forward➡️ to our 1st episode of SEASON 4 of Keystone Concepts in Teaching on Jan 14, 2026! We have an exciting line-up of George Mason faculty from various disciplines, along w/ guests from Northern VA Community College. Listen here: stearnscenter.gmu.edu/knowledge-cent…

🎙️Exciting news: S3E28 is published! Drs. Esther Park, Iulia Fratila, Allison Miner, & Yanika Kowitlawakul from @MasonPubHealth join host, Dr. Rachel Yoho, for a lively discussion about how they support each other as new faculty, transform their teaching, & continue to grow!

Look forward➡️ Our final episode of Season 3 will be published next week! We have a vibrant and insightful conversation with a powerhouse team of faculty from @MasonPubHealth Be sure to listen! stearnscenter.gmu.edu/knowledge-cent…

🎙️Exciting news: S3E27 is published! Drs. Lynnette Leonard & Dakota McCarty join your host, Dr. Rachel Yoho, to explore how we approach from different disciplines teaching difficult topics, including those with social contexts and relevance. Listen here: stearnscenter.gmu.edu/knowledge-cent…

🎙️Exciting news: S3E26 is published! Drs. Tom Polk & Joan Hwang join your host, Dr. Rachel Yoho, to explore what Writing Across the Curriculum is, how it has developed, & current initiatives & impacts. Listen here: stearnscenter.gmu.edu/knowledge-cent…

🎙️Exciting news: S3E25 is published! In our 2nd Hear From Your Host ep, our host, Dr. Rachel Yoho, becomes our guest as Producer @KellyAChandler hosts a conversation on how we prepare for & navigate difficult situations in educational spaces. Listen here: stearnscenter.gmu.edu/knowledge-cent…

Thank you to all 386 people who attended this year's Innovations in Teaching and Learning Conference @GeorgeMasonU! The Post-conference survey is due before Oct. 11. Be on the lookout for our RFP for next year's ITL in our February 2026 Stearns Center newsletter. See you there!

🎙️Exciting news: S3E24 is published! Dr. Lisa Gring-Pemble, Dr. Aimee Weinstein @toykowriter, Maoria Kirker, & Doug McKenna join your host, Dr. Rachel Yoho, to discuss alternative grading strategies such as ungrading. Listen here: stearnscenter.gmu.edu/knowledge-cent…

🎙️Exciting news: S3E23 is published! @Zach2Greenberg from @TheFIREorg joins your host, Dr. Rachel Yoho, to have an academic exploration about timely topics in Exploring Free Speech and Academic Freedom. Listen here: stearnscenter.gmu.edu/knowledge-cent…

@GeorgeMasonU Faculty: Registration for ITL closes tomorrow, September 19, 2025 at midnight! Be sure to register here and we'll see you Thursday, September 25 online and Friday, September 26 in-person: forms.office.com/r/P2PF5hanh0

Get excited for the 2025 ITL conference by checking out some of our On Demand presentations available asynchronously through the @GeorgeMasonU University Libraries online repository - MARS: hdl.handle.net/1920/14597 See you at ITL September 25-26, 2025!

@GeorgeMasonU Faculty: Looking to revamp your syllabi, integrate a new tech tool, or discuss how to teach w/ AI? Register for our 17th Annual Innovations in Teaching and Learning Conference (ITL) happening Sept. 25 (online) and Sept. 26 (in-person)! stearnscenter.gmu.edu/programs/home-…

🎙️Exciting news: S3E22 Podcasting as a Transformative Communication Strategy is published! Vicki Dominick from Learning Services joins your host, Dr. Rachel Yoho, to discuss the resources & opps available. Listen here: stearnscenter.gmu.edu/knowledge-cent…

🎙️Exciting news: S3E21 Podcasting as a Transformative Communication Strategy is published! We have a cross-over episode with Dr. Leigh McCue of the Mason Mechanical Engineer podcast and @Philip_W3 of @masoncareer and @PositivePhilter Listen here: stearnscenter.gmu.edu/knowledge-cent…

Listen here (or on Spotify, iHeart Radio, or Amazon Music): stearnscenter.gmu.edu/knowledge-cent…

🎙️After 1 full year of us bringing you episodes and you giving us over 1,000 downloads, allow us to reintroduce ourselves: We are the Keystone Concepts in Teaching podcast, and we hope to join you on your next commute or lunch break! Learn more: youtu.be/Cphs0LARn5Q?si…