IWT Center for Liberal Arts and Sciences Pedagogy

The Center for Liberal Arts and Sciences Pedagogy (CLASP), a project of the Bard College Institute for Writing & Thinking (IWT), works with faculty and institutions in the Open Society University Network (OSUN) to promote student-centered teaching methods, writing-based teaching, and experiential learning. These three pedagogical approaches support OSUN institutions in contributing to a shared vision of global higher education that empowers students through critical thinking, intellectual inquiry, and collaboration across diverse perspectives.

Upcoming Workshops and Events

2023 OSUN Experiential Learning Institute

Registration closes November 27, 2022

10/1 & 11/5 – IWT Writer as Reader Workshops

IWT’s day-long Writer as Reader Workshops will be held online on October 1 and November 5, 2021.

“Who is the University”

Registration closes November 27, 2022

Upcoming Workshops and Events

There are no events currently scheduled - check back soon!

IWT CLASP is excited to announce our Spring 2024 Workshop Series!

How do we nurture curiosity and understanding about challenging subject matter? What frameworks can we use when designing equitable syllabi? How do we motivate students (and ourselves) in the age of generative AI?

Spring 2024 workshops focus on practices that help answer these questions—and more. We will write and think together to adapt these practices to our own contexts, giving participants a concrete set of tools to take to their classrooms.

Click here to read more about all the workshops in the series and to register. We look forward to working together with you this spring!

CLASP Fellows Program Cohort '25 Results to be Announced in Early September.

The CLASP Fellows Program is a 2-year professional development opportunity for early to mid-career faculty from OSUN institutions who show potential for pedagogical leadership. Upon completion of the program faculty gain significant training in writing-based student-centered pedagogical strategies, receive a $1000 stipend, and are eligible to apply to become an IWT CLASP Faculty Associate—a position that offers opportunities to develop and facilitate CLASP workshops for the OSUN network. Learn more about the program here.

ChatGPT and Liberal Arts & Sciences Pedagogy: An Exploratory Workshop

ONLINE Tuesday, March 21, 2023

8:30–11:30 (NY) / 13:30–16:30 (Vienna) | Note the time change!

The OSUN Center for Liberal Arts & Sciences Pedagogy (IWT CLASP) and the OSUN LAS Collaborative (LAS Collab) invite you to participate in a workshop dedicated to pedagogical questions and concerns regarding the OpenAI writing program: ChatGPT. This session will be experiential—faculty will experiment with writing-based teaching practices by doing them, paying particular attention to which strategies might help to address some of the ChatGPT (AI) related concerns we’ve encountered or expect to encounter. Learn more and register!

IWT 2023 New Kinds of Attention Workshops

ONLINE February 3 and March 3, 2023

10 AM–4 PM (NY) / 4 PM–10 PM (Vienna)

Funding is available for a limited number of faculty from each OSUN institution to attend IWT’s 2023 New Kinds of Attention online workshops. The New Kinds of Attention online workshop series, launched in 2021, gives teachers a unique opportunity to experience Institute for Writing and Thinking workshops. These workshops allow teachers to join an immersive, online introduction to IWT writing practices. Learn more and register!

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Upcoming Workshops and Events

There are no events currently scheduled - check back soon!

Upcoming Workshops and Events

2023 OSUN Experiential Learning Institute

Registration closes November 27, 2022

2023 OSUN Experiential Learning Institute

Registration closes November 27, 2022

10/1 & 11/5 – IWT Writer as Reader Workshops

IWT’s day-long Writer as Reader Workshops will be held online on October 1 and November 5, 2021.

“Who is the University”

Registration closes November 27, 2022

In the Classroom

Gazing at, through, and within the Arab World
Issam Khoury - Al Quds Bard
CLASP Fellow Issam Khoury, Education Above All Program Manager at Al Quds Bard College, describes how he creates community through writing and discussion.

Online Classes are No Longer Monotonous
Fahmida Rahman - BRAC University
CLASP Fellow Fahmida Rahman, Lecturer and Program Coordinator at the BRAC University School of General Education, uses Padlet to great effect in her online classes.

Facts: Together We Succeed
Julia Carey Arendell - Bard Early College New Orleans
CLASP Fellow Julia Carey Arendell, Faculty at Bard Early College New Orleans, describes how she uses process and collaborative writing in her literature classes.

APPLICATIONS FOR COHORT 2 ARE NOW OPEN!

CLASP Fellows Program

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In the Classroom

Gazing at, through, and within the Arab World
Issam Khoury - Al Quds Bard
CLASP Fellow Issam Khoury, Education Above All Program Manager at Al Quds Bard College, describes how he creates community through writing and discussion.

Gazing at, through, and within the Arab World

CLASP Fellow Issam Khoury, Education Above All Program Manager at Al Quds Bard College, describes how he creates community through writing and discussion.

Online Classes are No Longer Monotonous
Fahmida Rahman - BRAC University
CLASP Fellow Fahmida Rahman, Lecturer and Program Coordinator at the BRAC University School of General Education, uses Padlet to great effect in her online classes.

OSUN Connected and
Blended Learning Toolkit

Go to the toolkit

The OSUN Connected and Blended Learning Toolkit, developed by the Center for Learning in Practice (CLiP) at the Carey Institute for Global Good in collaboration with the Open Society University Network and Bard College, is a living document that is open and accessible to faculty across the network, offering support for connected and blended course development.