Category: Teaching

July 31, 2024

Why using Generative Artificial Intelligence models for grading high-stakes assessments is problematic

Reading Time: 5 minutes Generative artificial intelligence has undoubtedly proven to be a useful tool in education, especially in supporting teachers and students in the teaching and learning process...

Categories Teaching

July 29, 2024

Teachers as SoTL Researchers

Reading Time: 3 minutes Navigating Dual Roles to Put Student Learning First The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) involves a systematic inquiry into teaching and student learning in...

Categories Teaching

July 23, 2024

Implementing BOPPPS Framework in the Hybrid Classroom

Reading Time: 3 minutes In this teaching tip we will explore the implementation of BOPPPS in a weekly hybrid class.

Categories Lesson and Course Planning/Teaching

July 21, 2024

Motivating Your Students to Learn: What Works, What Doesn’t

Reading Time: 6 minutes Think back to a time when you were really motivated to learn something, particularly when you felt the activity was engaging and joyful.  It could...

Categories Teaching/Theory and Practice/Universal Design for Learning (UDL)

July 18, 2024

Getting Started with Copilot in Your Class

Reading Time: 6 minutes Why get started with Copilot in your class? Exposure helps students get better at using Copilot and other generative AI chatbot tools. It also helps...

Categories AI/AI and Teaching/Teaching

July 10, 2024

The 10-Minute Countdown: Ensuring Seamless Classroom Wrap-Up

Reading Time: 3 minutes Managing the end of a class efficiently is a crucial skill for any professor, ensuring a smooth transition for the next faculty and maintaining a...

Categories Lesson Planning/Teaching

July 10, 2024

How to be Compassionate without being a “Yes” Person

Reading Time: 3 minutes By Dr. Nasreen Sultana, Teaching and Learning Consultant Erica teaches a course where students come from diverse backgrounds. She has both domestic and international students...

Categories Build Community/Communicating With Students/Reflective Practice/Teaching

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...

Categories Active Learning and Engagement/Teaching

July 3, 2024

Alternatives to graded weekly pre-reading quizzes

Reading Time: 8 minutes Many faculty wish that students would engage more meaningfully with assigned class pre-readings and other materials. When students show up to class not having spent...

Categories Teaching

June 25, 2024

Teaching Tool: Using Intelligent Agents to Foster Student Success

Reading Time: 2 minutes Learn how you can use the eConestoga tool Intelligent Agents to support your teaching.

Categories Communicating With Students/eConestoga/Teaching