It\u2019s probably too much of a clich\u00e9 to start a Feb. 2 newsletter by talking about the movie Groundhog Day, but so be it. If you are one of the rare folks unfamiliar with the storyline, Bill Murray plays a weatherman stuck in a time loop, reliving the same day again, with each day offering a new opportunity to make the right impression on his love interest. Through trial and error (mostly errors), he figures out what works to win her heart. While the movie could arguably be an extreme example of the way we all learn new skills, as we hunker down into this messy February, the teacher in me is even more drawn to thinking about a tension expressed so effectively by Murray\u2019s snarky character: the vacillation between the tedium of the endless repetition of the same events and the promise of the eternal do-over, the chance to set things right, do things differently, and experiment freely with impunity. In our teaching lives, we often have the good fortune (?) of teaching the same class more than once\u2014sometimes WAY more than just once. How do we keep a class we\u2019ve taught over and over fresh and interesting\u2014for us? (For me, include: how can I teach the verb \u00eatre again in a way that won\u2019t feel stale to me and will also help my students?) We\u2019re always happy to brainstorm with you here in the Faculty Hub, but today, I\u2019m also offering some ideas for renewal and experimentation in the resource section below.<\/p>\n
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