June 26, 2020 Team Contracts for Healthy Group Work Reading Time: 4 minutes A guest post by Professor Rachel Schultz, Interdisciplinary Studies, on the benefits of using team contracts. Sample team contract provided. Categories Teaching Remotely/Teaching Tips/Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Comments: 0
June 15, 2020 What Faculty Should Know About Contract Cheating Reading Time: 5 minutes Information and insights for faculty about contract cheating and college students, by Cory Scurr, Academic Integrity Coordinator. Categories Teaching Remotely/Teaching Tips/Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Comments: 0
June 3, 2020 Providing Feedback in a Remote Environment Reading Time: 3 minutes We in Teaching and Learning share the commitment to find ways to enact the aspects of the Evaluation of Student Learning Procedure which require thoughtful planning in a remote learning... Categories Assessing Learning/Teaching Remotely Comments: 0
May 28, 2020 Assigning, Coaching, and Marking Recorded Presentations Reading Time: 5 minutes Strategies and suggestions for coaching and grading recorded student presentations. Categories Assessing Learning/Teaching Remotely Comments: 0
May 12, 2020 The First Two Weeks: Ice Breakers in Remote Learning Environments Reading Time: 5 minutes A teaching tip with examples of synchronous and asynchronous ice breakers for remote classes. Categories Teaching Remotely/Teaching Tips Comments: 3
May 6, 2020 Understanding Equity, Inclusion, and Remote Teaching During a Pandemic Reading Time: 4 minutes Tip on promoting equity and inclusion instruction practices for remote learning. Categories Teaching Remotely/Teaching Tips/Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Comments: 0
May 4, 2020 Creating a Sense of Belonging for International Students Reading Time: 3 minutes Reflections on how early experiences as an international student shapes teaching practices for intercultural and academic success. Categories Building Community/Faculty Stories/Teaching Tips Comments: 2
May 1, 2020 The Benefits of Engaging the Senses in Lessons Reading Time: 3 minutes This teaching tip provides some insight into brain functioning to understand why certain teaching strategies—such as activities that appeal to the human senses–are good for learning. Categories Active Learning/Teaching Tips Comments: 2
May 1, 2020 Northern Lessons on Collaboration and Feedback Reading Time: 5 minutes Joel Beaupré shares experience and lessons learned about collaboration and feedback in his first years of teaching in Northern Ontario. Categories Building Community/Faculty Stories/Teaching Tips Comment: 1
April 17, 2020 Remote Courses and Group Conflict Possibilities Reading Time: 4 minutes This Teaching Tip provides a summary of selected research literature that offers suggestions for supporting learners and reducing conflict in group-based learning within remote courses. Categories Teaching Remotely/Teaching Tips Comment: 1
