…Although the acquisition of content knowledge and skills is crucial in arriving at the goal of thoughtful change, the kinds of complex challenges we’re discussing here require more than that….
…barriers to instruction. Sighted students reading text online, for example, can make meaning by choosing where to enter the material (say, by consulting the table of contents or by scanning…
Each higher education institution, course, and classroom is unique, yet instructors today face a series of common teaching and learning challenges. Institutions are using technology and content solutions to address…
…course content. Consider content chunking with a pacing schedule so that students move through the course alongside one another. This practice encourages the formation of a learning community because students…
…week’s content like a meta-assessment. This method also transcends disciplinary content. You can use smartphones and imagery in any course and in any disciplinary area. Finally, it’s a way for students…
…look at the content in a certain way. Student moderators—especially good ones—will often look at the content from a different perspective. They will raise topics that I would never have…
…to reverse the traditional structure of education by shifting the transmission of basic content, often done through lectures, outside the classroom, while using face-to-face class time for active engagement and…
The Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies (BAiLS) program, an interdisciplinary program at Northern Arizona University designed to meet the needs of returning adult students, is less structured than programs…
