January 7, 2021 Silent In-Class Reading Time Reading Time: 4 minutes If one goal of your class meetings is to promote thoughtful, lively discussion among students, then it can be useful to think about ways to... Categories Active Learning and Engagement/In-person/Online Synchronous
December 4, 2020 Blogging with Medium in the Classroom Reading Time: 4 minutes In this faculty story, Martha Terdik describes suggestions for delivering a student blogging activity Categories Active Learning and Engagement/Faculty Stories
December 1, 2020 Putting Your Best Face Forward in Zoom Meetings with Students Reading Time: 6 minutes The clothing we wear, the setting we present ourselves in, and the camera view have a profound impact on our students’ impressions of us and... Categories Online Synchronous
December 1, 2020 Supporting Privacy Rights of People with Disabilities Reading Time: 2 minutes Information and links on protecting the rights of people to disclose or withhold information about theirdisability Categories Accessible Learning/Diversity
November 25, 2020 Random Selectors for Group Breakout Activities Reading Time: 3 minutes A teaching tip for selecting groups with a fun random selector during remote classes Categories In-person/Online Synchronous
November 24, 2020 Test Preparation: Providing Guidance for Students Taking Tests Reading Time: 4 minutes Exams can be stressful, especially now. Here are some suggestions for setting clear yet welcoming guidelines for for your students to follow. Categories Assessing Learning/Online Asynchronous/Online Synchronous/Teaching
November 16, 2020 Course Completion Assessment Process for Students with Documented Disabilities Reading Time: 4 minutes An FAQ on the Course Completion Assessment process and form, used by Accessible Learning and the program team to provide an opportunity for the meaningful consideration of retroactive requests by students with a documented disability. Categories Accessible Learning/Student Success Services
November 12, 2020 Creating a CARD Lesson Plan Reading Time: 4 minutes Lesson plans provide structure, flow, and focus to a class meeting. This teaching tip provides information on the CARD lesson plan. The CARD lesson plan can be... Categories Lesson and Course Planning/Teaching
November 11, 2020 Helping Students Connect the Dots Reading Time: 3 minutes By Paula Barrett, Professor and Coordinator of the Bachelor of Public Relations Paula Barrett is a professor and program coordinator in the Bachelor of Public... Categories Active Learning and Engagement/Faculty Stories/Online Synchronous
November 11, 2020 Using an External Whiteboard to Replicate the In-Person Experience Reading Time: < 1 minute Are you missing your in-class whiteboards to write the formulas, solve the math problems or draw the flowcharts? Is Zoom’s whiteboard not giving you enough flexibility of... Categories Online Synchronous