In these short videos, Moody College faculty share simple practices that have been successful in their teaching. We hope you find ideas that you can easily implement in your classroom. Watch this page for more videos added regularly. Please contact us if you would like to share “One Thing That Works” for you.

Starting Class with Fun Activities
Lucy Atkinson
Associate Professor, Advertising & Public Relations

Open Educational Resources (OER)
Joshua Barbour
Associate Professor, Communication Studies;
Ashley Morrison
Tocker Open Education Librarian, UT Libraries

Authentic Exchange
Courtney Byrd
Professor, Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences

Digital Note-taking
Randy Cox
Professor of Instruction, Communication Studies

Flexibility for Students
Natalie Czimskey
Lecturer, Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences

Desktop "Show and Tell"
Tracy Dahlby
Professor, Journalism and Media

Structuring a Web-based Course
Dina Inman-Ramgolam
Assistant Professor of Instruction, Communication Studies

Creating a Checklist from the Syllabus Schedule
Jennifer Jones Barbour
Associate Professor of Instruction, Communication Studies

Levity in Online Courses
Lee Ann Kahlor
Professor, Advertising & Public Relations

Structured Group Projects
Mirza Lugo-Neris
Clinical Assistant Professor, Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences

Student Questionnaires
Jennifer McClearen
Assistant Professor, Radio-Television-Film

Tools-based Teaching
Christian McDonald
Assistant Professor of Practice, Journalism and Media

Establishing Intimacy and Belonging in the Classroom
Curran Nault
Assistant Professor, Radio-Television-Film

Gamifying the Job Search
Susan O'Connor
Lecturer, Radio-Television-Film

Microlearning and Guest Speakers
Rohitash Rao
Assistant Professor of Practice, Advertising & Public Relations

Using Current Examples
Rohitash Rao
Assistant Professor of Practice, Advertising & Public Relations

Case Studies
Scott Stroud
Associate Professor, Communication Studies

Relationship Building in Breakout Rooms
Robert Quigley
Associate Professor of Practice, Journalism and Media