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Seminar Engagement Techniques – In and Beyond t...

5 August 2021 (Thu) , 11:30 AM - 1 PM

The CTL and Director of the Common Curriculum are co-hosting a gathering for faculty who are new to Yale-NUS and new to the Common Curriculum. As the title suggests, the focus will be on seminar pedagogy techniques, with a particular emphasis on strategies for engaging and motivating students in Common Curriculum courses. We will bring...

Design Thinking Retreat for Faculty

30 April 2021 (Fri) , 2 PM - 6 PM

Want to explore design thinking as a tool for teaching in a fun-filled afternoon? The CTL is hosting a Design Thinking retreat this month, in collaboration with the School of X in Singapore. The goal of the training is to provide a fun and practical learning experience and the opportunity to explore how to apply...

Critical Conversations: Contention and Belongin...

23 April 2021 (Fri) , 9AM

What kinds of conversations do we want to have in the classroom? How do we plan for them, and how do we manage ones that arise spontaneously? As faculty, we have a range of pedagogical goals, disciplinary aims, and personal comfort levels with classroom discussions. Yet we all share a desire that our students engage...

Syllabus: The Remarkable, Unremarkable Document...

5 March 2021 (Fri) , 9AM

Many of us are dissatisfied with the course syllabus–the document that we’re obligated to produce, that our students typically don’t read, and that nowadays bursts at the seams with requirements, disclaimers, and other quasi-legal languages. We know that as a piece of writing we make for an audience, the syllabus often fails – and fa...

[Teaching and Tonic] Cross-Disciplinary, Team T...

24 February 2021 (Wed) , 5pm

Join featured faculty members Eunice Tan (PhD, BioSciences) and Anthony Medrano (PhD, History) to hear about their experience developing and teaching a cross-disciplinary course “Singapore Biodiversity: Past, Present, and Future.” Anthony and Eunice will kick-start the conversation, sharing from their experience, and then we will have an open fa...

Mindfulness Pedagogy: Practices to Build Connec...

24 November 2020 (Tue) , 9am -11am

A hallmark of the Yale-NUS education is comradery in learning. This is even more important and necessary in the current context, when faculty are stretched and students are struggling with focus and motivation. Mindfulness pedagogy offers a different way to engage especially during a time when so many are distracted, anxious, and struggling with...

Enhanced Performance and Exam Preparation: Deve...

11 November 2020 (Wed) , 7pm - 9pm

At Cendana Rector's Commons

Academic success requires persistence and focus. But many students, especially today, struggle with maintaining attention. Between social media and the pandemic, our focus is pulled in so many directions it can be hard to maintain attention on the task at hand. In this two-part workshop series, develop strategies for maintaining focus when you n...

Teaching Distracted Minds: Old Challenges, New ...

27 October 2020 (Tue) , 9am -10:30am

At Zoom

Faculty concerns about distracted students intensified as we shifted online, but maintaining student attention has always been a challenge. This keynote draws upon scholarship from history, neuroscience, and education to show that distractions are endemic to the human condition, and can’t be walled out of the physical classroom or online course....

Peer Observation of Teaching Training

10 September 2020 (Thu) , 9 AM - 10:30 AM

One of the exciting features of Yale-NUS’ teaching culture is our Peer Observation Program. Come learn about the goals underlying peer observation, how to minimize unintentional bias, and develop your approach for providing useful feedback to your colleagues. This is a valuable professional development workshop for junior and senior faculty alike!

[Teaching and Tonic] Models for Structuring Dis...

2 September 2020 (Wed) , 12 PM - 1:30 PM

Discussion is a central element of the Yale-NUS experience. The earliest curriculum reports describe ‘articulate communication’ as a primary objective of our educational model, and the Common Curriculum runs on ‘discussion sections,’ as they are commonly described by students and faculty alike. These can be taught in a variety of formats accordi...

Teaching Interactive Classes Online Using Zoom

29 July 2020 (Wed) , 10 AM - 12 PM

Join us for a 2 hour workshop and learn specific strategies for holding courses and promoting discussion and student-to-student interaction using Zoom, including a focus on Familiarity with Zoom Function, Fostering a Welcoming Community, and Creating Expectations/ Norms of Engagement. We will show how you can use a number of Zoom tools to promot...

Demo a Socially Distanced Classroom

27 July 2020 (Mon) , 2 PM - 4 PM

To help you feel more familiar and confident teaching in a distanced classroom, the CTL, ERT, and Infra will be hosting small groups of faculty to visit a classroom with the distancing protocols that will be in place when classes begin in August. We will go into the class in small batches, and everyone can...

Hybrid Teaching Workshop with Susan Ko of Teach...

22 July 2020 (Wed) , 9 AM - 10:30 AM

Many of us will be teaching most of our students in a classroom, but with some number of students taking our classes remotely for a few weeks or the entire semester. What are the different options to teaching in this kind of hybrid situation? Join the CTL and Susan Ko, History Professor at CUNY, Yale...

Informal Conversations: Teaching in 2020/21

17 June 2020 (Wed) , 8 PM

BYOB (Beverage) and BYOTI (Teaching Ideas). This will be a very informal chat for faculty to discuss their experiences in the past semester and plans for the coming year. We plan to host a few sessions in June and again in July if there is interest. We will be hosting this online to give us...

Teaching Interactive Classes Online Using Zoom

5 June 2020 (Fri) , 10 AM - 12 PM

Many of us will be teaching face to face next semester, though some may be operating online. If you would like to learn techniques for online instruction, join us for a 2 hour workshop and learn specific strategies for holding courses and promoting discussion and student-to-student interaction using Zoom, including a focus on Setting up...

[Teaching and Tonic] Experiential Teaching in t...

12 March 2020 (Thu) , 4:30 PM - 6 PM

At CTL Office

Join us for a collegial conversation about the what, how, and why of experiential learning in the social sciences and other disciplines as well. We will have three Featured Faculty join us – Valentina Zuin (Urban Studies), Jean Liu (Psychology), and Lee Cuba (Sociology) on hand to share their own approaches and spark the conversation. Come...

Teaching Recognition Dinner 2020

5 February 2020 (Wed) , 5:30 PM - 7 PM

At Performance Hall Foyer

Join us as we award the 2020 Distinguished Teaching Excellence Award and the Early Career Teaching Award. The Teaching Innovation Grant Projects will also be on display for your review and learning.

Living Ideas: Immersive Assignments and their L...

29 January 2020 (Wed) , 12 PM - 1:30 PM

At USP Masters Commons, 3rd floor, Cinnamon College

Students taking courses in philosophy and the history of ideas are often puzzled by the literary conventions, conceptual frameworks, and philosophical practices they encounter in texts from different cultures and historical periods. In response to this challenge, scholars in the Philosophy as a Way of Life network (2019-2021), a project funded b...

Engaging Students In Capstone Research & In...

28 January 2020 (Tue) , 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM

At Classroom 16

The CTL will host a workshop with Dr. Mick Healey on strategies for engaging students in capstone research and as partners in research. This is topic on which he has been researching and training faculty around the world for many years. A Geographer by training, Mick has served as director of the Centre for Active...

Peer Observation of Teaching Training

22 January 2020 (Wed) , 12 PM - 1:30 PM

At CTL Office

One of the exciting features of Yale-NUS’ teaching culture is our Peer Observation Program. Come learn about the goals underlying peer observation, how to minimize unintentional bias, and develop your approach for providing useful feedback to your colleagues. This is a valuable professional development workshop for junior and senior faculty alik...

Responding to Hot Moments in the Classroom

15 January 2020 (Wed) , 12 PM - 1:30 PM

At CTL Office

Difficult, uncomfortable, and offensive moments emerge while teaching, sometimes when we least expect them. A student saying something unknowingly cruel. The professor makes a joke that unintentionally offends. Preparing for these moments can help us respond in ways that restore a productive and trusting learning environment. Please join us for ...

Integrating Peer Review Exercises into Your Tea...

6 November 2019 (Wed) , 12 PM - 1:30 PM

At CTL Office

Join us for a workshop on “Integrating Peer Review” into your teaching with the Writer Centre’s Tait Bergstrom and Assistant Professor of Sciences Dave Smith. Explore methods of integrating peer review to enhance student learning across the disciplines. Peer review is an effective way to promote peer-to-peer learning, and give students more feed...

[Teaching and Tonic] Is there a Liberal Arts St...

18 October 2019 (Fri) , 5 PM - 6 PM

At CTL Office

The CTL invites you to join for a casual conversation among colleagues, featuring Jeremy Kua and Philip Johns. We often think of Liberal Arts in terms of curriculum, but is there a distinctive liberal arts style of teaching in science, and other divisions as well? The conversation can start there with some initial thoughts by...

Strategies for Inclusive Teaching, Assignment D...

20 September 2019 (Fri) , 12 PM - 1:30 PM

At CTL Office

In this collegial conversation, we encourage faculty to pool their experiences, insights, and strategies for designing assignments and assessing in ways that are mindful of our students’ diverse educational backgrounds and learning needs. Additionally, the CTL will introduce some methods of designing assignments, grading, and providing feedback ...

Peer Observation of Teaching Training

27 August 2019 (Tue) , 12 PM - 1:30 PM

At CTL Office

One of the exciting features of Yale-NUS’ teaching culture is our Peer Observation Program. Come learn about the goals underlying peer observation, how to minimize unintentional bias, and develop your approach for providing useful feedback to your colleagues. This is a valuable professional development workshop for junior and senior faculty alik...

Thank You Reception

15 April 2019 (Mon) , 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

At CTL Office

Join us in celebrating a great year of teaching! *This event is open to faculty and staff only. RSVP now at bit.ly/2WuZfjY Snacks and drinks will be served.

Flipped Instructional Model through the Asian C...

5 April 2019 (Fri) , 11:30 AM

At CTL Office

A talk by Shelen W H Ho, Associate Professor of International Business and Strategy, University of Reading Malaysia. Today, the education authorities in the ASEAN region are revamping the higher education system to embrace the fourth industrial revolution (4IR). In the higher education framework, student outcomes are more focused on higher order...

Yale-NUS Contemplative Education Series

25 March 2019 (Mon) , 4:00 PM

At Tan Chin Tuan Lecture Theatre

Judith Simmer-Brown, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor of Contemplative and Religious Studies at Naropa University, where she is a Founding Faculty member and has taught for over 40 years. Naropa University has pioneered contemplative education, bringing mindfulness and contemplative pedagogies into every academic discipline and every classroom in ...

Strategies for Effective Discussions in Diverse...

21 March 2019 (Thu) , 11:00 AM

At Classroom 16

A workshop led by Ho Li-Ching, Associate Professor of Political Science, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. This workshop draws on the most recent and relevant education research on how to conduct effective classroom discussions for diverse learners. The workshop will focus on helping faculty and in...

Harmony, Diversity, and Multicultural Education...

20 March 2019 (Wed) , 6:00 PM

At Saga Lecture Theatre

A talk by Ho Li-Ching, Associate Professor of Political Science, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Political leaders create and modify stories and narratives in order to construct a form of social reality and provide a sense of continuity between the past, present, and future (Anderson 2003; Byman ...

Closing the Gender Gap: Balancing for Better – ...

8 March 2019 (Fri) , 6:00 PM

At Performance Hall

Despite progress in recent years, girls continue to suffer severe disadvantages and exclusion in education systems throughout their lives. Girls’ education is both an intrinsic right and a critical lever to reaching other development objectives. But the challenges of gender equality remain significant and the many distinctive cultural contexts f...

Teaching Recognition Dinner

16 January 2019 (Wed) , 5:30pm

At Performance Hall Foyer

Join us as we award the inaugural Distinguished Teaching Excellence Award and the Early Career Teaching Award. The Teaching Innovation Grant Projects will also be on display for your review and learning.

ALSET Presentation

19 November 2018 (Mon) , 12pm

At Classroom 16

The session will introduce NUS Institute for the Application of Learning Science and Educational Technology (ALSET) and its programmes to encourage faculty at all levels to participate in impactful pedagogical research. ALSET’s team will present its role within NUS and how it complements other units such as CDTL and the Teaching Academy. They wi...

Rubrics: Transparent Assessment in Support of S...

14 November 2018 (Wed) , 10am

At CTL Office

Rubrics provide a powerful tool for grading, assessment and feedback, and act as a transparent guide to students’ learning. Rubrics are made up of a set of evaluative criteria and performance scales that clearly outline essential components of an assessment task and communicate to students on how they are being assessed. They can also provide...

Integrating Research Skills and Information Lit...

12 November 2018 (Mon) , 12pm

At Programme Room 1

Information literacy skills and attitudes empower students to be thoughtful researchers and effective participants in the information environment. Encompassing research skills, these skills and attitudes equip students with the abilities to select relevant, reliable sources for their papers, avoid plagiarism, and critically evaluate information....

Integrating Learner’s Prior Knowledge into the ...

11 October 2018 (Thu) , 12pm

At Tan Chin Tuan Lecture Theatre

Addressing psychological literature on constructivism, William Rando will share with the community the ways in which new information, or even new skills, are learned more deeply when they are integrated into the learner’s prior knowledge. Lessons from the University of Chicago Common Core will shed light on approaches to teaching and learning th...

Can We Predict the Future of New Universities?

18 September 2018 (Tue) , 12pm - 1pm

At Classroom 16

As new universities get established to cater to the growing needs of mass higher education, they respond differently to the expectations and demands of their stakeholders that often compete with their research and teaching missions. An understanding of these responses, and how they shape the evolution and future of new universities, is vital to ...

Peer Observation Training for Faculty

27 August 2018 (Mon) , 9:30am - 11am

At CTL Office

The Centre for Teaching and Learning (CTL) is offering training to all Yale-NUS College faculty members on how to conduct summative peer observation: Monday, August 27, 9:30am – 11:00am (Breakfast will be provided) Please RSVP to let us know you are coming – https://bit.ly/2ACgRV1

[Teaching and Tonic] Starting a New Semester &a...

23 August 2018 (Thu) , 12pm - 1pm

At CTL Office

The CTL invites you to a Teaching and Tonics event, a collegial sharing and discussion session on “Starting a New Semester and Creating an Inclusive Classroom Environment.” This is an informal opportunity for our new and more seasoned faculty to share their strategies and get some new ideas. Professors Shaffique Adam (Physics) and Malcolm Keatin...

Teaching and learning of science for modern und...

4 April 2018 (Wed) , 12pm - 1pm

At Classroom 16

Speaker(s): Jason Pun Chun Shing

The University of Hong Kong (HKU) at over 100 year old is the oldest higher education institution in Hong Kong. The curriculum at HKU underwent a major reform in 2012 when the university education in Hong Kong changed from a 3-year to a 4-year system. In the new curriculum for science students, we incorporated compulsive learning modules to gi...

Disability in Academia: Lunch Conversations wit...

3 April 2018 (Tue) , 11.45pm - 1pm

At Classroom 15

Disability studies is a burgeoning field, and is studied across the sciences, social sciences, and humanities. Join Kevin Goldstein and Takashi Obana for lunch to share their experience studying disability in academia, such as the current hot topics of critical disability studies, differences between social and medical models, and how they navig...

Integrating information literacy into your syll...

9 March 2018 (Fri) , 12:00PM-1:00PM

At High Performing Computing Room (next to Programme Room 2 in Library)

Information literacy skills and attitudes equip students to be thoughtful researchers and participants in the information environment. These skills and attitudes also help students select relevant, reliable sources for their papers, avoid plagiarism, and think critically. Join Nancy Gleason from CTL and Bethany Wilkes from the Library to get sug...

Assessing the Value of Contemplative Education

5 March 2018 (Mon) , 12:00PM-1:00PM

At Tan Chin Tuan Lecture Theatre

A talk by Karen Litfin, Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Washington Contemplative Education integrates introspection and experiential learning into academic study in order to support intellectual and social engagement, develop self-understanding as well as analytical and critical capacities, and cultivate skills for ...

Teaching Recognition Dinner

24 January 2018 (Wed) , 5:30pm

At Oculus and Performance Hall Foyer

Hosted by the President’s Office, ERT and the CTL The Yale-NUS College Teaching Innovation Grant (TIG) is designed to foster reflective enhancements in teaching methods and provide support to faculty in their pedagogy, curriculum design and application of technology. This dinner recognizes the efforts of TIG recipients and provides you an opport...

How to Conduct Education Research and Publish I...

22 November 2017 (Wed) , 5:30pm

At Saga Lecture Theatre 1

A faculty workshop led by Dr. Harry Hubball, Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy, University of British Columbia. Drawing on extensive international research and supervision experiences with academic leaders in research-intensive universities, this interactive workshop focuses on rigorous and systematic educational inquiry to enhance curricula...

To Begin to Think to Write Again: A Workshop on...

10 November 2017 (Fri) , 12:30pm - 2pm

At Tan Chin Tuan Lecture Theatre

Led by Thomas Bartscherer, Peter Sourian Senior Lecturer in the Humanities and former Director of the Language and Thinking Program at Bard College Workshop Description: “What makes us think?,” asks Hannah Arendt in The Life of the Mind. Presumably, anyone would agree that a central aim of liberal education is to make us think, and...

Peer Observation Training for Faculty

8 November 2017 (Wed)

At CTL

The Centre for Teaching and Learning is offering a training to all Yale-NUS College faculty members on how to conduct summative peer observations at the dates and times shown below: Monday, October 9, 3:00pm – 4:30pm (Classroom 16) Wednesday, October 11, 2:00pm – 3:30pm (CTL) Friday, October 13, 9:00am – 10:15am (CTL) Wednesday, October 25, 9:30...

Workshop and Lecture by Carl Wieman

28 April 2017 (Fri)

Yale-NUS will host Nobel laureate Carl Wieman, who will present a workshop on how to promote active learning in the classroom, as well as a public talk on Scientific Approaches to Science Education. Mark your calendars!

The Digital Education Landscape by Lucas Swineford

23 March 2017 (Thu) , 5pm - 6pm

At Saga Lecture Theatre 1

Lucas Swineford, Executive Director of Digital Education at the Yale Center for Teaching and Learning, will be visiting Yale-NUS and delivering a talk titled “The Digital Education Landscape” on 23 March 2017 (Thursday), 5PM – 6PM at Saga Lecture Theatre 1 Abstract: The term “online education” had been used for many years to de...

How to Design Teaching Portfolio

22 March 2017 (Wed) , 11.30am – 1pm

At Programme Room 1, Library, East Core

Speaker(s): Joanne Roberts, Bryan Penprase

This workshop will be conducted by Joanne Roberts, Associate Dean of Faculty Development and Bryan Penprase, Director of the CTL, on Wednesday, March 22nd, 11:30-1:00PM, EC Program Room 1. The Teaching Portfolio is a key part of tenure and promotion at Yale-NUS as well as NUS-wide teaching awards. In this workshop, we will discuss the...

Intercultural Engagement in the Classroom

5 October 2016 (Wed) , 12pm - 1:30pm

At Program Room 2

Students and faculty at Yale-NUS College have a wide diversity of background experiences. This diversity is a strength of the College, but it can also lead to some challenges in the classroom. In this workshop, Sara Amjad, Student Affairs Intercultural Engagement Manager, and Kristi Lemm, Psychology faculty member and CTL affiliate, will discuss...

Capstone Advising Workshop

7 September 2016 (Wed) , 12pm - 1pm

At Program Room 2, Library, East Core

What are some of the best practices in advising a capstone? How should a capstone be graded? These were questions that will be addressed by the Center for Teaching and Learning in the Capstone Advising Workshop. We will discuss the guidelines and regulations for the capstone project, as well as share some resources on how...

Talks by Eric Mazur, August 22 & 23 (Monday...

22 August 2016 (Mon)

Speaker(s): Eric Mazur

Eric Mazur is the Balkanski Professor of Physics and Applied Physics and Dean of Applied Physics at Harvard University, Member of the Faculty of Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, and President Elect of the Optical Society. Mazur is a prominent physicist known for his contributions in nanophotonics, an internationally recogni...

“Teaching as Performance”-Brian Bro...

31 March 2016 (Thu) , 4.30 P.M.

At Program Room , Library, East Core

Brian Brophy has worked with students in the United States, India and other countries to develop their abilities to understand complex social issues and to also learn more about themselves. As a professor, theatre and acting has been his medium, and it can also apply to fields outside of theatre. Hear from Brian about his...

Catching and Holding Interest in the College Cl...

23 March 2016 (Wed) , 4.30-6.00 P.M.

At Program Room 2, Library, East Core

Why do some students become involved and interested in their studies and why do they continue in a particular academic discipline? Do these highly motivated students learn more and obtain higher grades in their courses? In recent years, Judith Harackiewicz and her graduate students have studied the factors that influence academic motivation and...

Talks and Workshops by Scott Strobel & Jenn...

3 March 2016 (Thu)

We are delighted to announce our visit by Jennifer Frederick and Scott Strobel. They will both be in Singapore for several days: Scott will be giving a public talk and Jennifer will be conducting a workshop for Faculty. Please mark your calendars and come to these events! Public Talk : “Plastic-Eating Fungi & Other Wonders...

Deb Pires Talk & Workshop, February 4 &...

4 February 2016 (Thu)

Speaker(s): Deb Pirez

“Results from Technology-Enhanced Teaching at UCLA.” February 4, 4:30PM East Core, Library, Program Room 2 A formal talk to faculty and staff about tech-enhanced teaching in the introductory biology courses at UCLA. The talk will mention our strategies for transforming the curriculum in Introductory Life Sciences at UCLA; the role of technology...

Liberal Arts in a Conservative Education Enviro...

15 January 2016 (Fri) , 4 P.M.

At Program Room 2 (East Core, Library)

Speaker(s): Swapan S. Jain

Introduction of traditionally unorthodox tools in K-12 schools in Ludhiana (India) inspire students, teachers, and parents alike to face and challenge commonly held belief systems which often are an impediment to learning and education. I will discuss our efforts in the following three areas: (i) Science learning by demonstration and activities,...

End of Semester Teaching Talks – Nov. 23,...

23 November 2015 (Mon)

Speaker(s): Darryl Yong

We are delighted to announce our two first Visiting Scholars of Pedagogy to Yale-NUS College. They will both be in Singapore for several days and are giving talks about teaching, and working intensively with faculty on the scholarship, philosophy and effective techniques of good teaching. Please mark your calendars and come to these events! Nove...

Faculty Discussion on Grades and Assessment at ...

5 November 2015 (Thu) , 4:30 - 6:00PM

At Programme Room 2, East Core

What is the connection between student learning, performance and grading? How should I grade my class? And how have these things been done at Yale-NUS College? These topics and more will be discussed in our faculty discussion on Grading.

Daniel Bernstein, “What Does a C Grade Me...

22 October 2015 (Thu)

At Programme Room 2, East Core

Speaker(s): Daniel Bernstein

Daniel Bernstein, a world-renowned expert on teaching and assessment, former President of the International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, and Educator in Residence at NUS will be giving a talk entitled – “What Does a C Grade Mean?”. This talk will include lunch and begins at noon in the Programme Room 2...

Discussion on Experiential Learning, Week 7 and...

15 October 2015 (Thu) , 4:30 - 6:00PM

At Programme Room 2, East Core

Speaker(s): Trisha Craig, Adelle Lim

What are some of the goals of Week 7 and experiential learning? And how can that connect to your classes and the common curriculum? Come share your thoughts with your colleagues at our Experiential Learning faculty discussion.

Mid-Semester Evaluations and Assessment Workshop

17 September 2015 (Thu) , 4:30PM

At Programme Room 2, East Core

Speaker(s): Paul O'Keefe

"An unexamined course is not worth teaching" - to misquote Plato's Apology. In the same way that we desire for our students to reflect on what they are learning, we should also reflect on how we are teaching. A good mid-semester survey can save the course, fix some stubborn problems and breathe fresh ideas into your teaching, making both your li...

John Kelley, “The Emotions of First Year ...

13 August 2015 (Thu)

Speaker(s): John Kelley

"It's about them!" (inverse -> "it's not about you") "Think about them!" (inverse -> "don't think about yourself") "Know what you are doing!" (corollary -> "tell them what you are doing!")

August Workshops on Pedagogy

4 August 2015 (Tue)

Speaker(s): Nancy Gleason, Bryan Penprase

During August 4-6, our new faculty and many experienced faculty joined in a series of workshops to discuss teaching at Yale-NUS with the new Director of the Teaching and Learning Center, Bryan Penprase, and the Associate Director, Nancy Gleason. During the talk ideas for designing courses with Assessable Learning Objectives, the Bloom Taxonomy ...

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