There are two main components to any good teaching statement or promotion dossier: 1) thorough explanation of the essential tenets of your teaching philosophy, and 2) examples of these essential tenants that foreground your students doing cool things in your course as a result of your pedagogical choices. As you are teaching and working, create… Read more »
Before you start recording your lectures to PowerPoint, future proof your slide decks by making sure they are fully accessible. Open your PowerPoint and click on the Review tab. Next, look for the “Check Accessibilty” button in the Review tab ribbon. Go on, click it! It will open a panel on the right-hand side of… Read more »
At IU there are several tools you can use to record short video content for your courses. The one you are probably most familiar with is Zoom, which can be set to auto-record to your Kaltura account. You might also like the extra features of recording to Kaltura with Personal Capture. But if you would… Read more »
Have you ever had a student ask you about something in your syllabus? Help students read and comprehend what’s in your syllabus by having them annotate it. Hypothesis is a tool for social annotation, which implements the research-supported strategies of transparency and peer-to-peer learning. Hypothesis is availble through the IU etext program at IU, however,… Read more »
This is my last “quick tip” in the series sharing what I learned from the amazing IUB instructors who facilitated workshops during our annual Associate Instructor Orientation. In case you missed the earlier ones (although I like to assume you read our blog posts as soon as they land in your inbox), I’ve already shared… Read more »
I’ve been writing a series of posts that spotlight the incredible instructors on our campus and the valuable insights they shared during our Annual Associate Instructor Orientation (highlights include STEM classrooms, active learning, and analysis). Today, I want to highlight Kevin Mudavadi and Selim Yavuz, who led a workshop titled, “Better Together! Personal Experiences, Empathy,… Read more »