In this episode of WWYK, I talk with Dr. Sapna Mehta from the Department of Biology, and she shares how she has transformed an upper-level class in two ways—by taking a hybrid approach and by replacing all her exams with weekly scaffolded exercises that lead to a final project. That final project is also one… Read more »
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What Will You Keep this Fall? Michael Morrone on Google Docs to Promote Student Engagement
In this week’s WWYK episode, I talk with Michael Morrone, one of our first class of Teaching Professors, from the Kelley School of Business, and the Director of FACET. Michael shares how he uses Google Docs to structure class activities and enhance student engagement both within activities and across the semester. His approach is also… Read more »
What Will You Keep This Fall? Laura Brown on Low-Stakes Assessments
In this week’s “What Will You Keep this Fall?” video, we are talking with Dr. Laura Brown from the Chemistry Department about a few lessons she’s learned from this past year, and specifically about her use of low-stakes assessments. She has incorporated Quick Checks in each module, allows students to re-do parts of exams, and… Read more »
Helping Students Find Motivation
As we prepare for fall semester and a “new normal” on campus, many of us are trying to understand students’ changing needs and expectations—for our individual classes, our majors and curricula, and our institution. A recent survey from Inside Higher Education and College Pulse examined several issues about the struggles and needs of our students… Read more »
5th Annual CITL Summer Reading List
Wow. Can you believe we have been sharing a summer reading list for 5 years?! I hope you have come to look forward to these as much as I look forward to compiling them. There have been quite a few really great new releases over the last few years and while this list is not… Read more »
Quick Tip: What to Keep After the Return to Face-to-Face Teaching (Pt. 5)
Part 5. Recordings of Class Sessions and Course Content One aspect of online learning appreciated by many students is the recorded lectures created by instructors and posted to Canvas. When returning to in-person teaching, instructors may want to continue to provide some recorded lectures rather than using valuable class time to lecture on the material…. Read more »