Teaching methods

Students tend to despise group projects. But better design and instruction could change that.

Introduction Hypothesis lets you take notes, view and reply to other notes, along with other features. When you open a Hypothesis assignment you’ll see the web page or PDF your teacher assigned alongside the Hypothesis sidebar. The Basics The first time you’re in a Hypothesis assignment, the sidebar will contain some basic instructions.   Highlights […]

Learn the simple, quick strategies cognitive scientists say can boost student learning in any classroom.

Twice in the past week alone, I’ve found myself referring to “that model that Tim Fawns made, where it’s neither tech before pedagogy nor pedagogy before technology, but actually,…

Looking for some creative rules for teaching? These Pixar storytelling rules can help us unlock our creativity in the classroom.Pixar is one of the best

A popular theory that some people learn better visually or aurally keeps getting debunked.

In a recent conversation on Twitter, an educator asked for an explanation for the learning styles myth. Lots of individuals spoke up to explain why it is considered a myth and why it can be problematic. But someone also commented that matching instruction to learning style might actually HURT learni

Kindness is something most of us aspire toward as people, but not something we necessarily think of as central to teaching.

The Kemp instructional design model is a nine step process for planning training and development initiatives that helps in the world of work.

Meeting the Challenges of Deep Reading in a Digital World Additional Resources and Works Cited Select Books and Articles 10 Activities to Foster Deep Reading in Digital Spaces (Jenae Cohn, from Skim, Dive, Surface: Teaching Digital Reading with West Virginia University Press, June 2021): ...

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Educators know the importance of continued growth, including their instructional practices. Explore evidence-based instruction and its benefits.

Cook, Smith, and Tankersley (2012) define evidence-based practices (EBP) as practices that are shown to be effective through the high-quality researcher to meaningfully improve student outcomes.  Simply put, EBPs are practices that are supported by a strong high-quality evidence base that have seen effects that positively impact students.     Think about EBPs like...

Resilient Pedagogy: Practical Strategies to Overcome Distance, Disruption and Distraction

A cooperative learning activity with roots in anti-racist and inclusive pedagogy.

Today. Google Arts and Culture is releasing a new Teacher Guide – a dedicated resource for educators to make learning with Arts & Culture and using the platform in class easier than ever.

Barbi Honeycutt and Bonni Stachowiak talk about how to use podcasts in teaching on episode 381 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast

Podcasts are a screen-free, movement-enabling, ear-stimulating and eye-opening way to deliver content. Learn the benefits and where to find great ones.

Guest post by Kate Mitchell, University of Melbourne

Teaching Tools: Active Learning while Physically Distancing We are all looking for practical strategies to make our teaching engaging and impactful during these unusual times. The chart below outlines some common teaching goals and the face-to-face (F2F) active learning techniques often used to ...

By Stacey M Johnson, Assistant Director for Educational Technology, Vanderbilt University Center for Teaching   For faculty new to online course development, one of the most common questions is how to build a thriving, engaged, and/or close-knit community with their online students. Building community in any setting does not happen automatically, but rather as a...

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Guiding students in effective collaboration is one of the best ways to mentor them in this crisis, Cathy N. Davidson and Christina Katopodis argue, offering advice for how to do so successfully.

From text to video and voiceboards, here are media formats to consider and tools to use for an online discussion.