Content tagged: engage students
Enhance Learning Opportunities with Just-in-Time Instructional Support
Article: Monday, February 1st, 2010
Sometimes a teachable moment occurs when a student is stuck, other times it’s when a topic has sparked her interest. In an email interview, Eric Frierson, an instructional technology librarian ... Read full story »
Redesigning Learning Spaces to Improve Teaching and Learning
Online Seminar
Discover the latest trends in smart classroom designs and technologies Redesigning Learning Spaces to Improve Teaching and Learning Some college classrooms resemble airline cabins – students sit shoulder ... Learn more »
Synching up with Your Asynchronous Learners
Article: Monday, November 23rd, 2009
Some students are reluctant to enroll in online courses, afraid they will miss some of the social aspects of the face-to-face classroom. For these students, it makes sense to incorporate ... Read full story »
Can Clickers Enhance Student Learning?
Article: Wednesday, November 18th, 2009
Dr. Peter M. Saunders, director of Oregon State University’s Center for Teaching and Learning, has heard the horror stories, and understands why faculty were hesitant to use clickers in the ... Read full story »
Values Surveys: Linking Course Content and Students’ Lives
Article: Tuesday, August 18th, 2009
Last week, while teaching Dante’s Inferno, I moderated a lively two-day class discussion about medieval and modern values and religion. How did Dante define virtue? How do we define it? ... Read full story »
How to Use the First Day of Class to Set the Tone for Entire Semester
Article: Monday, July 6th, 2009
On top of everything college faculty are responsible for, there’s one that may be easy to overlook or even deem as unnecessary: Teaching students how to be students. Do so ... Read full story »
Using Twitter to Facilitate Classroom Discussions
Article: Wednesday, June 17th, 2009
As a history major I usually found most of my history courses pretty interesting. Certainly some were more interesting than others but I think that had more to do with ... Read full story »
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