Faculty Bulldog Days

Yale faculty engage new ideas and teaching practices by observing colleagues’ classes.

Events

Overview

Jennifer Frederick, Associate Provost for Academic Initiatives, invites Yale faculty to join Faculty Bulldog Days. This initiative encourages opening classes to peers, enhancing engagement and showcasing our community’s expertise. Explore new disciplines, observe classes across campus, and consider adapting methods for your own teaching. We encourage participants and hosts to discuss Yale’s teaching practices. If you haven’t taught in front of peers before, now is a great time to start!

Register for Faculty Bulldog Days Now

An instructor leads a class of students in a Poorvu Center classroom.

Important Dates

Upcoming Faculty Bulldog Days: TBD
Registration Due: TBD
Closing Ceremony: TBD

Professor sits in on a class during Faculty Bulldog Days.

Faculty Bulldog Days is a celebration of what a university should be. Visiting my colleagues’ classes makes me feel like a student again. And I have opened up my classroom for the same reason: I love to share what I do with others.

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Professor Eduardo Fernandez-Duque

How to Participate

Over the years, this popular Poorvu Center program has seen a significant increase in open classrooms, thanks to your colleagues. To participate and sign up to observe a class, use the Sched application, which lets you view and select from available classes. We use Sched as the registration platform, as it simplifies the process of selecting classes and making changes to your schedule. Faculty hosts can view the list of registrants, and share course materials or updates with you. Instructions for Sched are provided below.

Next steps:

Go to the Faculty Bulldog Days event in Sched; Event password: FBD
Please register in Sched, preferably with your Yale email. Creating an account allows you to easily make, view, and change your course selections.
Choose among courses, then review your choices under “My Schedule.” (Further instructions provided within Sched.)
Be sure to register for the Closing Reception.

Participant Experience and Benefit

View a lineup of classes from past Faculty Bulldog Days, including seminars, lectures, and labs across various disciplines, in the full list (pdf).

Hear first-hand from faculty about their experiences with Faculty Bulldog Days

YaleNews: Seeing Yale from the other side of the lectern, February 29, 2024, by Kevin Dennehy
Faculty Bulldog Days debuts in April 2015
Teaching takes the spotlight during Faculty Bulldog Days
Teachers — and Yale’s president — become the students during Faculty Bulldog Days
“I just wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed my experience with Faculty Bulldog Days. The two classes I attended were very interesting, it was a treat to learn and think about things outside of my usual work.” - Leslie Sude M.D. | Assistant Clinical Professor | Yale University School of Medicine
“I hope that this program will be offered again next year,” said Ruth Koizim, Professor of French. “It was great fun and really can break down barriers between disciplines and departments.”

For questions about Sched, please contact askpoorvucenter@yale.du