As we approach the middle of the semester, you probably have a good sense of how your students are performing in class. But do you have a sense of how they are feeling about your course? Do you wonder what suggestions they might have that would improve their learning? Now is a good time to… Read more »
We in the CITL are big proponents of getting mid-semester feedback from students as a way of improving our teaching and their learning. While there is much we can learn from end-of-course evaluations, that information doesn’t offer us opportunities for smaller adjustments that can prove valuable to this semester’s students. And asking your students for… Read more »
In our use of Zoom over the past year, many of us got used to the “backchannel” conversations that happen in the chat tool. Those chats could be students asking questions, someone providing a useful resource, or just fun asides. Even when you are teaching in-person, backchannel chats can be useful ways to let students… Read more »
In a bonus episode of WWYK, I talk with Olga Kalentzidou from Geography about how she used reflective ePortfolios in her Geography of Foods class. During remote instruction, Olga replaced her hands-on food labs with remote cooking experiences, having students document and reflect on their cooking through a range of portfolio activities. As she returns… Read more »
It is important to help students settle into the rhythm of the semester. One way to do this is to nudge those who have missed assignments. You can easily contact students in Canvas who have missed a specific assignment using the Message Students Who function. This Canvas Guide explains how to quickly send these messages… Read more »
Welcome to our new instructors at IU! We hope that you are settling in well and looking forward to meeting your students this week. In this post we share strategies and tools for making the start of the semester as productive as possible for you and your students. Prepare your Canvas site We highly recommend… Read more »
