Teaching

While administrators tout the benefits of in-person instruction, some students want to preserve the flexibility of the pandemic era.

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There are better ways to do the reading, by working together and using digital tools.

The Rubric for E-Learning Tool Evaluation offers educators a framework, with criteria and levels of achievement, to assess the suitability of an e-lea

A rubric can be an invaluable aid in evaluating how well technologies support active learning.

“One of my students in her final reflection stated she often feels forgotten by the university as an online student. 💔 This is why building community in online courses is so key, especially to support underserved students. Here are resources on online pedagogy that helped me:”

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“@karenraycosta This is why we came up with Self Mapped Learning Pathways - it doesn’t have to be either/or. But people that were very focused on ungrading didn’t understand the need for the structured side of the idea. People with a strong focus on equity got it.”

“One of the worst things about getting removed, not by your own choice, from a particular role is that just when you think you've recovered some equilibrium and bandwidth in order to function w. other aspects of your day-to-day, another email hits & just rips things open again”

“I've been noticing some storm clouds on the horizon for ungrading related to equity. We need to think about the students who need more structure in order to succeed. I think the research on structured active learning would really benefit those of us who use this model. 1/x”

“Some reasons why it doesn’t make sense to not say that online learning isn’t as good. 🧵”

““Far fewer students show up to class. Those who do avoid speaking when possible. Many skip the readings or the homework. They have trouble remembering what they learned and struggle on tests.” #HigherEd”

Higher education institutions must recreate and redefine their value by investing in tools to improve student success. For higher education to remain

“OK, so my article this morning on #ungrading is generating a lot of questions. Because I love you all, I will take a break from my Lenten social media fast for one hour to do an AMA. Ready, set, go.”

A "real world" approach to deadlines on college work means something different than you might think.

After years of doing research and training on active learning classrooms, I've finally been able to teach in one. Here's what I've learned.

During major breaking news events like the current war in Ukraine, social media users are bombarded with large amounts of mis- and disinformation, fact-checkers report. Here are some tips on how to prevent the spread of misinformation during breaking news events, according to experts.

“I’ve met people who effortlessly said, “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious” but were unwilling to learn to say people’s name right. Learning and / putting effort into saying someone’s name correctly is one of the most basic things and humane things we could do.”

Me, 2012: Growth mindset is amazing! Now I know why my students aren’t trying, and how to fix it. I’m going to encourage growth mindset in my classroom. Me, 2017: I liked growth mindset…

Like so, so complicated.

Research shows that grades are often not a good reflection of student learning and growth, and that being graded can be stressful for students. In addition, many traditional grading practices ...

The Zoom chat is a tremendous teaching tool. So why aren’t more educators and facilitators using it?