I read this morning that an influential leader in educational thought, Arthur Chickering, passed away on August 15. While Chickering had a prolific career in advancing undergraduate education, he is most widely known for his 1987 collaboration with Zelda Gamson, “Seven Principles of Good Practice in Undergraduate Education,” which led to an 1996 adaptation with… Read more »
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Pivot Preparedness
We are all hopeful that IU can control COVID-19 spikes and we are able to keep on-campus instruction going until Thanksgiving. But with so many COVID-related challenges out there, it is important that we are all prepared to pivot to remote instruction, just in case. Whether you are preparing for a full campus shutdown or… Read more »
Blended Course Design Workbook Blog Series
Module 2: Transitioning traditional assignments to a blended format This is the second blog post in The Blended Course Design Workbook series, where we discuss each module covered in this summer’s virtual FLC. To see the schedule for the learning community and to follow along at your own pace, refer to the first blog post,… Read more »
Teaching STEM Labs Online: Reflections from IU Instructors
Recently the CITL has hosted a series of “Coffee Talk” events for instructors—informal opportunities for instructors to gather and discuss challenges they share, as well as solutions or strategies they’ve tried in their classes. This blog post describes ideas that arose in a Coffee Talk focused on teaching STEM labs online. Format, schedule, and logistics… Read more »
Fostering Engagement through Online Discussion
Discussion boards are a gateway to rapport and engagement in an online learning environment. The asynchronous nature of discussion boards can offer benefits to students, giving them more time to collect and outline their thoughts and less competition to find space to share their reactions and comments on peers’ posts. But to maximize discussion boards,… Read more »
Blended Course Design Workbook Blog Series
Module 1: Introduction to Blended Learning Will your course be online this Fall? Will you teach on-campus using a mix of virtual and in-person class time? Perhaps you’re still awaiting news of what is safely feasible for the upcoming semester. We don’t know when we will return to our campus classrooms, but we do have… Read more »