Faculty Focus https://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/effective-teaching-strategies/student-learning-in-3-seconds/ notes that when Mary Budd Rowe coined the phrase “wait time” to describe the period of time between a teacher’s question and a student’s response, teachers typically waited between .7 seconds and 1.5 seconds before speaking after they have asked a question to students. Kent States Center for Teaching and Learning explains – Rowe… Read more »
Entries by akesha
Social Annotation
If you teach a class that requires regular readings, you may find the use of social annotation helpful. What is Social Annotation? If you have ever shared checked out an old math book from the library, you may be familiar with social annotation. The proofs and theorems may have notes near them written by hand. The… Read more »
Using the Student Engagement Rosters (SER) to its fullest
As you may already know, the Student Engagement Roster (SER) is an early feedback tool that allows faculty members to communicate with students about how they are doing in a class and make recommendations to improve or deepen their learning. While the SER is often associated with grades (i.e is the student passing or failing… Read more »
Mid Semester Feedback
Why is mid-semester feedback important? Mid semester feedback can serve as valuable sources of feedback for faculty and self-reflection for students. Surveys at the mid point of the semester can help you plan effective classes, and: Make course correction before big assignments Understand where your students are learning-wise and to maybe identify some areas where… Read more »
Upcoming Assessment Conference
The Assessment Institute, https://assessmentinstitute.iupui.edu/index.html hosted by IUPUI and usually held in Indianapolis, Indiana, is the oldest and largest higher education event in the United States focused on assessment and improvement. This year, the institute is offering complimentary registration to this event, which will be held October 24-27, 2021, and feature approximately 400 unique educational sessions…. Read more »
Making Thinking Visible
This summer, faculty from the Texas Institute for Discovery Education in Science (TIDES) at the University of Austin, held a workshop on metacognition which started with a couple basic assumptions: Instructors want students to learn Learning is the result of thinking. They argued that the connection between learning and thinking is a connection we often… Read more »
Group Work
When students hear the phrase “group work”, they often become concerned. Some questions that may rise from students internally (or aloud) are… Will I get stuck doing all (or a disproportionate amount) of work? Will everyone earn the same grade (regardless of output)? Will I have to speak to people regularly (as an introvert)? Washington… Read more »
Coding Strip – Using Comics to Teach Core Computer Concepts
The article Coding Strip: A Pedagogical Tool for Teaching and Learning Programming Concepts through Comics https://sanghosuh.github.io/assets/pdf/codingstrip_vlhcc.pdf describes the design process researchers at the University of Waterloo used to teach many of the core concepts taught in introductory computer science courses. Building on the concept books like Lauren Ipsum https://iucat.iu.edu/catalog/15607718 and Secret Coders https://iucat.iu.edu/catalog/15934462 which use comics to teach the concepts of coding without any… Read more »
The Human Connection in the Classroom
Workshop Related Resources -developed for the workshop, Relationship-Rich Education by Joan Middendorf and Akesha Horton The slides from the workshop are here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/15p_yiXbc87BaqlIQ64R6Q0-mrykCA343/view?usp=sharing The Jamboard from the workshop is here: https://jamboard.google.com/d/1buyiHNUw8GCDuH4kJLchYCemlv46FtzwHA8WNlVD6Ts/edit?usp=sharing Videos Provided by Dr. Maria E. Hamilton Abegunde: https://iu.zoom.us/rec/play/97KHDLCn9PCsWeq2cbjBadHeLUIJptqJcmM5i0Cn3j0yy_cur003y6A5r-vpHIpQ7nOwbrll-dsntEot.CNS0HGIAtoNsfMCd?startTime=1629121591000 Dr. Kalani Craig: https://iu.mediaspace.kaltura.com/media/t/1_n1b8db4m Dr. Meghan Porter:https://blogs.iu.edu/citl/2020/12/07/quick-tip-of-the-week-encouraging-community-in-zoom-classrooms/#.YRwAl9NKiqA. 4:06 Overview Social and emotional components of learning… Read more »
Quick Tips – Final Thought on First Day Preparations
I realize two weeks ago, I said I would provide a two-part series of tips to help with the first day of the course. We discussed faculty-student engagement, student-to-student engagement, and how to get to know your students. However, we have not discussed ideas on what to actually do on the first day of the… Read more »