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Teaching methods
Learning From Videos — The Learning Scientists
There is a wide range in quality of educational videos that learners navigate. A range in quality of content, production, and relevance. Whether you’re a student watching lecture videos for class, watching videos as a supplement to your regular coursework, or a life-long learner who simply wants to
Presence in the Online World, with Karen Robert + Aga Palalas – Teaching in Higher Ed
Karen Robert + Aga Palalas share about their co-edited book, Presence in the Online World, a Contemplative Perspective and Practice for Educators, on episode 516 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast
The Continuous Quest: Integrating Reflective Practices into Teaching
One way to engage in critical reflection about one’s teaching is to keep a journal.
Transformative Education: Lessons From More Than 50 Years of Teaching, with Joe Hoyle – Teaching in Higher Ed
Joe Hoyle shares lessons from more than 50 years of teaching and from his free book: Transformative Education, on episode 514 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast
Create and share your own word.rodeo!
Make your own Wordle game with Word.Rodeo. Puzzles can be be as short as 3 letters and as long as 10 letters. More options include adding a hint and allowing up to 12 guesses.
Inclusive Active Participation Through Non-Oral Methods
Sarah Otterbeck, Clemson UniversityAradaryn Marsh, Clemson UniversityKey Statement: Why are students not raising their hands? Explore inclusive twists on traditional participation techniques to include more than just oral student responses. Keywords: Inclusivity, Student Participation, Equitable Engagement The Tried-and-True Oral ParticipationOrally participating in class (vocalizing ideas, questions, and responses) is the traditional method of class participation, and it has merit. It helps stu
🌪️ From chaos to collaboration - setting group work guidelines
This week, the content is around Establishing Best Practices for Group Work. Students working together in groups is a foundational active learning tool. As the educator, you are responsible for ensuring that the groups function as intended and that the group activity creates a meaningful learning experience.
How to Teach in Active Learning Spaces, with Kem Saichaie – Teaching in Higher Ed
Kem Saichaie talks about how to teach in active learning spaces on episode 509 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast
How Curiosity Can Transform Lives and Change the World, with Scott Shigeoka – Teaching in Higher Ed
Scott Shigeoka shares about his book SEEK: How Curiosity Can Transform Your Life and Change the World on episode 508 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast
Why Students Give You the Blank Stare, and What to Do About It | Cult of Pedagogy
You teach your heart out. Really just knock it out of the park. Then you ask a question students should know the answer to … and nothing. What's going on?
Faculty Focus Live Podcast
Where we bring instructors and teachers inspiration, energy, and creative strategies that they can utilize in their everyday teaching.
Teaching-Excellence-Through-Mindful-Reflection.pdf
Learning in a Time of Abundance, with Dave Cormier – Teaching in Higher Ed
Dave Cormier shares about his new book, Learning in a Time of Abundance, on episode 502 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast
UVA Teaching Hub
As an initiative of the Center for Teaching Excellence, Teaching Hub supports the discovery and curation of resources to enhance teaching and learning.
Creating a Course Calendar that Aligns to the Rhythms of the Semester
What most of us need is a strategic, instructionally sound set of action items to help guide our decision making and provide a framework for our course.
317. Beware the Myth – tea for teaching
Openness as a Way of Being, with Maha Bali – Teaching in Higher Ed
Maha Bali exudes openness as a way of being on episode 493 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast
Episode 145: How to Use the Pass the Problem Activity to Engage Students and Improve Learning
Episode 145: How to Use the Pass the Problem Activity to Engage Students and Improve Learning with Dr. Barbi Honeycutt
12EssentialElements.pdf
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36. Peer instruction – tea for teaching
hbsp.harvard.edu-Managing a Case Discussion That Goes Awry.pdf
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17 Tweaks That Make a Big Difference in Group Work | Cult of Pedagogy
Cooperative learning can be a powerful learning strategy, but only if it works well. These small changes can make group work more effective in your classroom.
How to Use Questions in New Ways, with Pia Lauritzen – Teaching in Higher Ed
Pia Lauritzen shares how to use questions in new ways on episode 485 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast
Helping Students Think With Their Whole Bodies - EdSurge News
A growing area of research suggests that thinking is influenced not just by what’s inside our skulls, but by cues from our body movements, ...
Three ways to structure classroom group work successfully (opinion)
Throwing students into groups without an accountability system rigs such work against them, writes Christina Katopodis, but we can transform it by thoughtfully structuring it in equitable ways.
chronicle.com-Could reflection be a key to better teaching.pdf
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Group Project Horror Stories — and How to Avoid Them - EdSurge News
If you’ve ever been a student, then you’ve probably done a group project at some point. And you most likely also have a horror story about a group ...
A Student and a Teacher Try to Untangle Why Group Work Is, Well, Terrible - EdSurge News
This educator uses a tech strategy to teach collaboration.
Using Memes as a Teaching Tool — The Learning Scientists
I’m sure you have done this before or seen it in presentations: That funny meme on a slide to make it more engaging. My first thought would go to seductive details and how adding irrelevant, but funny details can hinder learning. We have blogged and talked about this before ( here and here ). Howe