Interpreting and using student ratings data: Guidance for faculty serving as administrators and on evaluation committees
This article is about the accurate interpretation of student ratings data and the appropriate use of that data to evaluate faculty. Its aim is to make…
The Courage to Teach Conversations • Center for Courage & RenewalCenter for Courage & Renewal
This page contains the bonus conversations about the inner life of educators. They are available here online for The Courage to Teach 20th Anniversary Edition by Parker J. Palmer. Also on this page are videos from the companion guidebook, The Courage to Teach Guide for Reflection and Renewal. “[Courage to Teach] is not just a vacation or a Continue Reading »
PROOF POINTS: What almost 150 studies say about how to motivate students - The Hechinger Report
An unmotivated student is unlikely to learn much at school. But there’s a wide range of opinion on what parents and teachers can do to instill that motivation. Some swear by rewards and prizes. Others lavish praise or dole it out judiciously. A team of Canadian and Australian researchers decided to take a scientific approach […]
A year ago today, I created the open Against Online Proctoring Library. With @Autumm & others' help, the library now has 343 entries abt this privacy-invading, racist, & ableist tech. 🧵 on normalizing surveillance; access & accessibility; & dignity. 1/25https://t.co/p27UxMYjX6— Charles Logan (@charleswlogan) September 30, 2021
Five Ways to Promote Student Wellbeing in Your Class
I have probably said these things in multiple spaces but I figure it is useful to put them all together in a concise way, with links out. 1. Check in at the beginning of class. Ask how they’r…
Academic Ableism Asynchronous Discussion Space A space to upload questions, answers, queries, and resources as we read through the book. Each section below is organized based on synchronous meeting/book section. At the end there is also a general section for resources or overarching comments ab...
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This summer, I recommended to everyone I encountered that they take an hour and listen to this podcast conversation between Ezra Klein and Annie Murphy Paul about her new book The Extended Mind. Th…
Dr. Erin Whitteck on Twitter: "See below to learn from some amazing colleagues about structuring peer feedback. I will report back. I plan to try out the TAG method with my first year experience students for peer feedback on ePortfolios. h/t to @OnlineCrsLady and @dbuckedu among many others!" / Twitter
Kelly Hogan on Twitter: "Hyflexin'💪with Zoom, enabling auto-transcript for zoomers, but the teeny sized transcripts in your way for in-person presenting? You can hide these. Want transcripts large for audience? Enable powerpoint subtitles instead. These are much bigger. Figured it out in week 4. Tadaah! https://t.co/t0X7zB0GQS" / Twitter
@Bali_Maha @brennacgray So much to love in @brennacgray's funny, touching, and human piece, and anything that makes me think of @tmbg is a delight https://t.co/GG76PT5BXW h/t @Bali_Maha @hypothes_is
Carl T. Bergstrom on Twitter: "1. A thread for my fellow college and university instructors, though high school teachers and students may be interested as well. Amidst the pandemic we're all trying to adapt to giving and taking exams online. The "simple" solution is to keep writing exams as we always have..." / Twitter
1. A thread for my fellow college and university instructors, though high school teachers and students may be interested as well. Amidst the pandemic we're all trying to adapt to giving and taking exams online.
The "simple" solution is to keep writing exams as we always have...
Masks in the Classroom: Part 2! : Center for the Advancement of Teaching
About this time last year, I wrote a short post with a few mask recommendations and tips for teaching in a mask. We’ve learned a lot over the past year, so I thought it might be helpful to revisit this idea again in preparation for fall classes.