Because we’re in the midst of an election season, you’ve probably had some conversations (perhaps even heated discussions) about election-related topics with friends, colleagues or family members. Now imagine that same heated discussion arising in your classroom. How would you handle it? This election has raised issues such as immigration, climate change, health care, the… Read more »
Teaching Strategies
Need Teaching Experience? Plan a Microteaching Event!
Want teaching experience, but haven’t yet had the chance? About to interview for a job that includes a mock-teaching portion? Preparing to teach a new lesson and you’re a bit unsure about your format? Consider planning a microteaching event for the graduate students and professors in your department. Microteaching events are practice teaching sessions in… Read more »
Connect with Students Outside of the Classroom
A substantial part of our job when working in higher education is contact with students. However, you may not realize the scope of the impact this contact with instructors has on students. Research shows that frequent student interactions with their instructors are positively correlated with: Academic achievement, College satisfaction, Educational aspiration, Intellectual and professional development,… Read more »
So Many Google Accounts… How Do I Manage Them All?!
In the biggest news since the Canvas adoption, Indiana University has joined the ranks of Google Apps for Education (GAFE) and is now able to leverage collaboration features like never before… and all in one product! Which reminds me, be on the lookout for our upcoming post about why Google GroupSpaces are such a great… Read more »
Students, Can You Hear Me?
Do you make Canvas announcements, only to come to class and find out 70% of the class didn’t know you made one? Have you sent a Canvas message to a student and never heard back? It seems impossible to find the one simple way to communicate with all the students in your class. Canvas can… Read more »