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What is it that makes a course special? What ingredients help push students to do their utmost, to engage with passion, dedication, and intensity beyond the norm? This year’s CTLR Learning Institute will focus on some of the pedagogies, strategies, and techniques that help inspire students to go beyond their usual efforts.

John Elder, College Professor Emeritus, who has been an inspiration and mentor to generations of Middlebury students, will deliver the keynote address, “Towards an Inspiring Community of Learners.” Patrick Coby, Professor of Government at Smith College, will lead the workshop, “Mind Games: Teaching Hard Books and Big Events Through Role-Play,” which draws on the Reacting to the Past role-playing pedagogy. In addition, Middlebury faculty will present some of the approaches they have used to successfully inspire students.