Teaching strategies

This post was originally written by Megan Diede and Kara Rigsby. Megan and Kara both currently teach primary at Prairie Wind Elementary in Gillette,

Sponsored by Class Composer . Watch a video version of this tip on Instagram. There’s a lot of research showing that adding gestures to instruction improves the quality of our learning. And the cool thing is, including almost any kind of gestures makes a bigger positive difference than no gestures at all. Here are just a …

We’re back with another Take It or Leave It panel. I invited three colleagues whose work and thinking I admire very much to come on the show and to compress their complex and nuanced thoughts on teaching and learning into artificial binaries! The panelists for this edition of Take It or Leave It are… Liz Norell, associate director of instructional support at the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning at the University of Mississippi; Betsy Barre, assistant provost and executive director of the Center for the Advancement of Teaching at Wake Forest University; and Bryan Dewsbury, associate professor of biology and associate director of the STEM Transformation Institute at Florida International University. We discuss three recent essays on class participation, learning management systems, and generative AI and weigh in with a

Rob Morgan shares how creativity may just save us all on episode 542 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast

Dave Stachowiak and Bonni share lessons from the Teaching in Higher Ed Story Caravan on episode 538 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast

A few lessons on teaching and learning for nursing educators after the Olympics 🏅

10 Ways to Use Infographics to Engage Students and Assess Learning with Dr. Barbi Honeycutt

The proliferation of generative artificial intelligence across industries is unparalleled in technology circles. People have compared it to the boom in search e

Two questions that can accomplish much in an alt-graded class

“We just released 26 new features on Padlet. Here are 10 you should know about right now.”

A roundup of the best classroom icebreakers to help students connect and collaborate in any course

Letting our curiosity about our teaching and our students' learning guide the research process.

How to drop alternative grading into coordinated or traditionally graded classes

By Todd Zakrajsek, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Key Statement: Using mini-lectures to set up and support active learning is the most effective teaching method. Key Words: Lecture, active learning, efficacy

How can a few simple modifications to quizzing create a more effective and accurate assessment of learning?

How can a simple modification to multiple choice questioning create a more effective learning opportunity?

Communicating better can help you achieve your goals and deepen your relationships.