This post was written by Dr. Polly Husmann, Associate Professor of Anatomy, Cell Biology & Physiology, who attended a webinar by Dr. James Lang (session recording) in October 2024. We must solicit, encourage, and earn attention. Dr. Lang suggested strategies for physical classrooms, like moving around and encouraging interaction. However, many classes have shifted to… Read more »
If you were wowed during IU’s latest football season, you probably know the power of creating a game plan. Game plans help us focus our energies on improvement, and they’re as helpful in the classroom as on the field. Creating a game plan for crafting and analyzing your end-of-semester online course questionnaires (OCQs) can help… Read more »
When I think of the scads of papers I wrote as an undergrad, I recall hunkering down in my dorm room, alone with my laptop and books. Only my Shakespeare professor took a different approach: she had us write (by hand, in blue books) timed essay exams instead of take-home paper assignments. Although these essays,… Read more »
As a staunch believer in grades, I was hesitant at first to engage with the practice of ungrading. I mean, who doesn’t love working hard and getting that gold star as a reward? Am I right? Grades, for me, became a source of comfort—I knew I was performing well and achieving the goals my instructor… Read more »
Can you remember the last project you wrote for a single reader? How about the last one you finished in one draft and with zero input from peers? In papers written for one reader (the instructor) without peer feedback (classmates), learners face an artificial situation. They write to perform—not to communicate, the purpose of most… Read more »
This post was written by Joshua Shelton from the School of Public Health. Introduction by Madeleine Gonin Joshua Shelton joined the Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington (IUSPH-B) in 2019. He teaches M211 Intro to Sport Management, handling sections of 250 students both in-person and online. I have invited Joshua to share his approaches to… Read more »