What is UDL, beyond technological access? Thank you to Dr. Laura Gonzalez with Integrative Community Studies for authoring this week’s teaching tips! Although we all define and enact teaching in different ways, there are some common goals that unite our work as instructors. For example, we hope to create an accessible and engaging… Continue reading…
CREATIVE ASSESSMENTS Have you been using papers, tests, and discussion forums for assessment and you’re seeking new ideas? Are you looking for new ways to engage your students with content, but not sure where to start? Our students may have the answer! This week the UTLC spoke with students about… Continue reading…
Creative Assessments Have you been using papers, tests, and discussion forums for assessment and you’re seeking new ideas? Are you looking for new ways to engage your students with content, but not sure where to start? Our students may have the answer! This week the UTLC spoke with students about… Continue reading…
Feedback and reflection Feedback and meaningful reflection are fundamental principles of instruction that enhance learning and boost student motivation. Reflection is not just a routine we practice but a dynamic process that allows us to integrate experiential learning, theory, and technical knowledge into better understanding (Clarà, 2015; Rousseau, 2015; Shandomo, 2010;). Specific… Continue reading…
Active Learning Active learning has been shown to have a great number of benefits for student learning. It’s never too late in the semester to begin incorporating these strategies into your course! Before introducing an activity, it is strongly recommended to explain the purpose and benefits of the active learning strategy… Continue reading…
Using Teams in the Classroom You may be wondering the best ways to leverage Teams to support teaching and learning regardless of teaching face-to-face, hybrid, or online. Many students will likely use Microsoft Teams in their future careers, so now is a great time to start learning how to use… Continue reading…
Office Hours Office hours can be a new experience for many students, especially first-generation and international students, and availing of them can sometimes be viewed as weakness or failure. Some simple ways to do this are: Lastly, this slightly more humorous article from the Chronicle describes “the subspecies of North American professor” in terms… Continue reading…
Reflection and Teaching Effectiveness On February 5, 2024, Dr. Shawn Simonson , a Director of the Human Performance Laboratory and a Professor of Kinesiology at Boise State University, presented-on Teaching Effectiveness Frameworks. At the start he reminded us: “We do not learn from experience…we learn from reflecting on experience.”– John Dewey Simonson… Continue reading…
This Workshop will focus on alternative inputs for evaluating teaching effectiveness (e.g., student work products, course reviews, mid-semester student feedback, etc.). Using national models created by decades-long, multi-institutional studies on the evaluation of teaching and learning, this workshop will assist in the development of unit-level processes as part of the UNCG… Continue reading…
This Workshop will focus on current models and rubrics for peer review that may serve as a template or starting place for units-level processes as part of the UNCG Teaching Effectiveness Policy . The models presented were created by decades-long, multi-institutional studies on the evaluation of teaching and learning. The UNCG Teaching… Continue reading…
