The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) is often referred to as a community. SoTL scholars engage in some of my favorite activities in academia. We talk about teaching and learning in fun and creative ways, we ask questions and inquire into why something worked (or not), and we find camaraderie across disciplines, types of… Read more »
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What Does Your Syllabus Say about Service? Constructing a Service-Learning Syllabus
So far, the Service-Learning Foundations series has addressed selecting your partner and chosing the style of service students will complete. But how do you fully build service into the structure of your class? A service-learning syllabus reflects the integration of service into your course and communicates to students that service is an essential part of… Read more »
I’ve Got Top Hat (Clickers)…Now What?
There was much cheering in August when IU signed an enterprise agreement with Top Hat, making this “clicker” solution free for IU students. Many faculty members have jumped at this opportunity to engage students in class and discover in real time what students are understanding and what they are not. But now that you’ve got… Read more »
Service-Learning, Community-Engaged Learning and IU Bloomington
Service-learning (SL), like other curricular community-engaged practices, has strong support at IU Bloomington. If you’ve ever wanted to incorporate community service or already use it, this post describes the campus context and support. The IU Bloomington General Education requirements recognize different types of Enriching Educational Experiences in the Shared Goals. These experiences include service-learning, community… Read more »
Welcome to IUB: Ensuring a Smooth Start to Your Fall Courses
Welcome to our new instructors at IUB! We hope that you are settling in well and getting excited about your fall courses. 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 that you… Read more »
Preparing for Teaching Awards
You may have seen the recent announcement that nominations for university-wide teaching awards are now being accepted. I had the privilege of attending the awards dinner last year, and I must say that I was impressed with both the outstanding quality of the recipients and the elegance of the event—a clear sign of the value… Read more »