Teaching Learning News Archive
Spring 2022
- The Damaging Myth of the Natural Teacher
- Video Killed the
Radio StarText-based Instructional Methods - Three Questions to Help Facilitate Effective Classroom Discussions
- Use Revise and Resubmit Instead of Extra Credit
- Using Inclusive Teaching Strategies to Promote Greater Success Among Minority Students
- The Student-Centered Syllabus
- From Team Charters to Reflections: Six Steps for a Successful Group Project
- 15 Ways to Engage Your Students In-person, Online, and in Zoom
- Assessments in a Virtual Environment: You Won’t Need that Lockdown Browser!
- Using Small Group Check-ins to Maximize Peer Engagement and Support Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) in Online Courses
- Empowering College Students to be OER Creators and Curators
Fall 2021
- Scaffolding as a RoadMap: Guiding and Supporting Student Learning
- Combating Imposter Syndrome in Academia
- Helping Students Find their Writing Voice
- How Open Education Enables Culturally Responsive Teaching
- Grading for Growth
- 10 Course Policies to Rethink on Your Syllabus
- Five Strategies for Mastering the Art of Answering Questions When Teaching and Presenting
Summer 2021
- A Motivational Journey: Reflecting on Student Surveys to Enhance Motivation and Teaching Practices
- Trauma-Informed Teaching: How to Be More Intentional with Course Policies, LMS, and Scaffolding Feedback
- Three Tips on How to Help Your Students Study Online Effectively with a Smartphone
- Bringing Theories to Practice: Universal Design Principles and the Use of Social Annotation to Support Neurodiverse Students
- Meet Them Where They Are: Furthering Your Own Cultural Humility and Responsive Teaching
- Strategies for Antiracist and Decolonized Teaching
- Effective Teaching Strategies (series)
- Part One of Practical Mid-Career Teaching Reflections: Early Week Classroom Activities
- Part Two of Practical Mid-Career Teaching Reflections: Classroom Activities Throughout the Semester
- Part Three of Practical Mid-Career Teaching Reflections: Assignments
- Part Four of Practical Mid-Career Teaching Reflections: Guest Speakers and Tutorials
- Part Five of Practical Mid-Career Teaching Reflections: Grading and Further Reading
- The Uses of Feminist Pedagogy Before, During, and After the Pandemic
- 7 Dos & Don’ts for Post-Pandemic Teaching With Technology
- Asynchronous Video: A Powerful Way to Teach, Present, and Communicate with Students
- A ‘Trauma Informed’ Return to Campus
- The Joys of Musical Breakout Rooms
- Adapting Group Activities for COVID to Ignite Student Engagement
- Don’t Spam Your Students and Other Practical Communication Tips
Spring 2021
- Embracing Change Without Breaking Stride: Seven Strategies to be an Adaptive Instructor
- Supporting Student Well-being During COVID-19
- How to Play in the College Classroom in a Pandemic, and Why You Should
- Inclusive and Equitable Teaching: ACUE Curriculum Crosswalk
- Gender Bias in TA Evals
- Building Self-Efficacy: How to Feel Confident in Your Online Teaching
- Planning a Great Online Class Through Roundabout Design
- Keeping Students Engaged: How to Rethink Your Assessments Amidst the Shift to Online Learning
- Re-envisioning Online Course Revision
- Universally Designing in Universal Chaos
- 6 Quick Ways to be More Inclusive in a Virtual Classroom
- Seven Ways You Can Foster a More Inclusive LGBTQIA+ Learning Environment
- Traditional Teaching May Deepen Inequality. Can a Different Approach Fix It?
- Using Active Inclusivity to Increase Office Hour Attendance and Extracurricular Activities
- How to Structure Your Online Class for Inclusion, Part 1
- How to Structure Your Online Class for Inclusion: Two Principles for Fostering Engagement, Part 2
- 5 Activity-based Learning Principles for the Digital Classroom
- Facilitating Effective Collaboration in Virtual Student Teams
- Microresistance as a Way to Respond to Microaggressions on Zoom and in Real Life
- 10 Ways to Tackle Linguistic Bias in Our Classrooms
- Virtual Office Hours Get More Students in the Door. Will They Be Here to Stay?
- Leveraging Bloom’s Taxonomy to Elevate Discussion Boards in Online Courses
- Encouraging Self-Advocacy: How to Build Environments for Awareness and Self-Disclosure for Learners with Disabilities
- How Do We Know the Needs of the Students?
- 21 Ways to Structure an Online Discussion (series)
- Simulating the Classroom Experience with Zoom
Fall 2020
- Notes from a Career in Teaching
- Instructors Need to Rethink Assessment Methods
- 3 Quick Tips for Creating a Culturally Diverse Online Learning Environment
- Faculty Confidence in Online Learning Grows
- College and University Presidents Respond to COVID-19: 2020 Fall Term Survey
- Moving Into the Long Term
- The Pandemic is Dragging On. Professors Are Burning Out.
- Early Tech Investments Made Transition to Remote Learning Easier for Universities
- Trends Snapshot: Moving Courses Online
- Higher Ed Facing Critical Challenges in Adopting Online Learning
- How to Recover the Joy of Teaching after an Online Pivot