A few weeks ago, I shared some resources that included an interactive site which allowed you to plan out each lesson or module of your course. The information below can be used to help you to map out your course. Couse Mapping is an excellent approach to designing or redesigning a course. The Course Mapping Guide linked… Read more »
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Universal Design: Implications for Computing Education
In the article, Universal Design: Implications for Computing Education https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/2037276.2037283 provides examples of the strategies that apply UD to instruction and assessment in the context of a computer science classroom and recommends topics for future research. The examples include: Select printed materials and prepare a syllabus early to allow students the option of beginning to read… Read more »
High Volume Office Hours
As you know, the demand for office hours is increasing as we get closer to finals. In particular, Western University notes: Students will visit your office hours expecting to hold an hour-long one-on-one study session. This could certainly be valuable for the student, but can you manage such a session given the time constraints that come with being… Read more »
Teaching Resources
The Teaching.Tools Website has a few resources that may be helpful to you. The Active Learning Library https://teaching.tools/activities allows you to explore teaching strategies aimed to increase engagement in the classroom. This site allows you to search for activities by filtering based on: Difficulty (for the instructor) Prep Time Required Bloom’s Taxonomy (e.g., remember, apply) Active Learning (e.g., individual… Read more »
Best Practices for using Rubrics
Weimer (2016) reminds us of the advantages of using rubrics for students: Rubrics clarify assignment details for students. They provide an operational answer to the frequently asked student question, “What do you want in this assignment?” They make grading more transparent and can be used to help students develop those all-important self-assessment skills. For teachers, rubrics expedite grading… Read more »
Quick Tips on promoting inclusion in CS and Workshop Reminder
The following is an excerpt of tips compiled by Cynthia Lee. Dr. Lee is a Lecturer in the Computer Science Department at Stanford. See https://bit.ly/inclusivecs for the complete list. Mid-Term: Email top performers on a recent homework or exam to congratulate them; be sure to include a diverse group. (Message students from Canvas based on their grade: https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-send-a-message-to-students-from-the-Gradebook/ta-p/741)… Read more »
Tips for Successful Team Management
Tips for Successful Team Management Teamwork can increase knowledge and skills in ways that enhance individual learning. Teams need to be formed, guided, and managed carefully and deliberately in order to achieve desired learning objectives. Here are some additional tips that can increase the likelihood of success of teamwork techniques as paraphrased by Oakley, et… Read more »
Scaffolding
This week’s teaching discuses scaffolding strategies that can be used in your course. Before we start, please join us this Friday if you are available! Feel free to bring a laptop or similar device to the discussion. Topic: Helping Student Develop Conceptual and Computational Thinking Skills Tool: Miro Date: Friday 9/23/2022 Note Updated Date Time: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM … Read more »
Revisiting Office Hours
We have talked in the past about tips for making office hours equitable and accessible for students: https://blogs.iu.edu/luddyteach/2021/02/10/office-hours/ This email adds to the conversation with a few best practices. The following are adapted from Vanderbilt University “Office Hours and Email” (n.d.) and Northern Illinois University (NIU)“Connecting with Students in Online Courses” (n.d.). NIU notes that there are typically two types of students… Read more »
Upcoming Workshops and Revisiting SERs
Last year we discussed the importance of using the Student Engagement Roster (SERs) to provide students with timely feedback on how they are doing in your course. These reports also provide records of your observations and recommendations to academic advisors, who can look for patterns across all a student’s courses. This allows advisors to reach out to students in… Read more »