In this week’s “What Will You Keep for Fall 2021?” I talk with Vicky Meretsky from the O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs about her use of online office hours, particularly in the evening. Vicky talks a bit about this option being particularly good for working students, and she shares a few approaches she… Read more »
Entries by Greg Siering
What Will You Keep This Fall? – Meghan Porter on Flexibility through Tokens
In this week’s “What Will You Keep the Fall” video, I am talking again with Dr. Meghan Porter from the Chemistry Department, this time about how she uses tokens to provide students with flexibility and autonomy in their assignments. Students are able to request an extension simply by using one of their assigned tokens—reducing their… Read more »
What Will You Keep this Fall? Dawn Kutza on Structure for Projects
In this week’s “What Will You Keep this Fall?” video, we are talking with Dr. Dawn Kutza from the Kelley School of Business about how she adds structure to her class’s long-term project. She provides her students with detailed structure to clarify the multiple steps, examples of successful outcomes, and estimates about how long each… Read more »
What Would You Keep this Fall? Elisheva Cohen on Flexibility in Assignment Deadlines
In this week’s “What Will You Keep this Fall?” video, I am talking with Dr. Elisheva Cohen from the Department of International Studies and Center for the Study of Global Change. Elly shares her approaches to providing flexibility on assignment deadlines and how that both provides students with self-determination and improves the final products she… Read more »
What Will You Keep This Fall? J Duncan on Online Office Hours
In this week’s “What Will You Keep the Fall” video, I am talking with Dr. J Duncan from the Informatics Department about his use of online office hours. Specifically, J shares a bit about how he and his colleagues are using online office hours to consult with students on coding projects, which involves shared screens… Read more »
What Will You Keep This Fall? Laura Brown on Low-Stakes Assessments
In this week’s “What Will You Keep this Fall?” video, we are talking with Dr. Laura Brown from the Chemistry Department about a few lessons she’s learned from this past year, and specifically about her use of low-stakes assessments. She has incorporated Quick Checks in each module, allows students to re-do parts of exams, and… Read more »