Active Learning and Engagement

August 20, 2024

Where is the Wonder?

Reading Time: 6 minutes Think back to your educational experience when you attended elementary and high school, especially around the questions you were given for your learning. Likely, these...

Active Learning and Engagement/Teaching/Universal Design for Learning (UDL)

July 8, 2024

Explaining Content Effectively

Reading Time: 4 minutes Thanks to Nancy Nelson, PhD. Have you ever struggled to explain a complex concept to someone new to your field? You’re not alone. Even experts...

Active Learning and Engagement/Teaching

June 13, 2024

“So, what do you think?” Using Think-Pair-Share to Engage ALL Students

Reading Time: 4 minutes One of the simplest ways to engage your students is the tried-and-tested teaching strategy called ‘Think-Pair-Share’. If you are newer to teaching, then this should...

Active Learning and Engagement/Collaboration/Group Work/Teaching

May 28, 2024

Content-Based Bridge-Ins

Reading Time: 9 minutes Many of you are likely already familiar with the BOPPPS framework for lesson planning. While BOPPPS is not the only way to plan a lesson...

Active Learning and Engagement/Lesson and Course Planning/Teaching

April 2, 2024

Start, Continue, or End Learning with AI

Reading Time: 5 minutes Use AI selectively and in only part of your learning activity or assessment to foster student engagement while building genAI literacy skills.

Active Learning and Engagement/AI and Learning/Lesson and Course Planning/Teaching

March 27, 2024

Controlled, Semi-Controlled, and Free Practice

Reading Time: 3 minutes This post describes how controlled, semi-controlled, and free practice activities can support and develop student knowledge, skills, and confidence throughout your classroom lesson.

Active Learning and Engagement/Lesson and Course Planning

March 20, 2024

Engage ALL Students with the Questions You Ask

Reading Time: 6 minutes As teachers, we all have one thing in common: we like to ask our students questions. The questions might ask to recall some important information...

Active Learning and Engagement/Collaboration/Communicating With Students

March 15, 2024

Active Learning with AI

Reading Time: 10 minutes Active learning ideas and tips for use using generative AI chatbots like Copilot

Active Learning and Engagement/AI and Learning/AI and Teaching/Teaching

March 12, 2024

Leveraging your slide deck, Part 2: Engaging students in the classroom

Reading Time: 5 minutes A slide deck can be the focus point of a lesson, presenting key information related to the week’s learning outcomes. A slide deck, however, is...

Active Learning and Engagement/Lesson and Course Planning/Teaching

March 7, 2024

Exploring the Complex Ideas of Teachers and Teaching in South Asian Academic Culture

Reading Time: 4 minutes By Dr. Nasreen Sultana, Consultant, Teaching and Learning South Asia has a collectivist society, which is a fascinating tapestry of interconnectedness where individual threads weave...

Active Learning and Engagement/Build Community/Communicating With Students/Diversity/Intercultural Awareness/Teaching International Students

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