Teaching

Insight Briefs; Micro-credentials; Dr. Luke Dowden; Dr. Eryn Berger

Part 1 of a two-part series on my current use of specs grading.

ListenThe real threat of students cheating with programs like ChatGPT is not that they'll get away with it. Rather, the threat is that, in getting [...]

I just hope folks who are accusing students of using ChatGPT for assignments are cool with students raising the question about whether the professor’s syllabus, emails, and assignment comments were too. Always I come back to @leaton01’s speculation on when “the tables are turned” pic.twitter.com/QZRf2Svl7F— Sarah Silverman (@sarahesilverman) February 1, 2023

Please note: I'm in the process of building out this section of the site. It will eventually include links to a variety of teaching resources from my more than 15 years in higher education. My night class syllabus for spring 2023: My Twitter thread about the first meeting of this class on Jan. 11 kind …

Liz Norell's American Politics syllabus

New theory*: those who write off online teaching / learning as inherently inferior have probably not yet had a really good online learning experience. Implication: they may be less qualified to comment on the issue than others.* actually an old theory— Tim Fawns (@timbocop) January 11, 2023

The pandemic laid bare course policies and practices that disadvantage some students. Now, some say that professors should cool it with awarding participation points.

The idea that the space in which you do something, affects the thing you do is the basic premise behind active learning classrooms (ALCs). These are classroom spaces with features meant to promote and amplify the effects of active learning, including moveable furniture that can be reconfigured easily and a

GPT Takes the Bar Exam -- from papers.ssrn.com by Michael James Bommarito and Daniel Martin Katz; with thanks to Gabe Teninbaum for his tweet on this Excerpt from the Abstract (emphasis DSC): While our ability to interpret these results is limited by nascent scientific understanding of LLMs and the proprietary nature of GPT, we believe

So you want to decolonize your syllabus, a thread: 1. Start by understanding what decolonization means, and that it is not a metaphor (Tuck and Yang), but a material, tangible, physical process.— Joseph M. Pierce (@PepePierce) December 21, 2022

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“One of the things I worried about as we reviewed the literature on mental health and online learning is that scapegoating online learning is obscuring real needs for supports and solutions. Three things jumped out to me in the literature:”

In a new survey, chief online officers predicted that by 2025, programs and courses that mix on-campus and online learning experiences would become the norm for undergraduate students, graduate students and adult learners. As a result, institutions will need to develop a learning-first strategy, regardless of the modality, that helps students achieve their learning objectives. On this webcast, join a panel discussion that will engage institutional and sector leaders on the impact of distance education on recruitment, enrollment and retention, along with implications for student success and access and equity initiatives.

This textbook provides an overview of principles of management. It covers management theory, personality and values, history, globalization, strategizing, creating goals and objectives, an overview of organizational structure and change, communication, and more.

Students — likely including your students — are using artificial intelligence services to write paper outlines, improve grammar and writing, and even produce...

And finally, if you’ve got this far, I’ve saved the best til last. For me, this is is the best/most comprehensive overview of how to reduce cognitive load in powerpoint that I have read. Lots of good tips in this one (6/6) https://t.co/MgtC5OU7y9— Bradley Busch (@BradleyKBusch) November 25, 2022

Got back last night from #POD2022Seattle #POD22. Still processing a lot of great sessions, but here are some highlights: 1/16— Dr. Emily Pitts Donahoe (@EmPittsDonahoe) November 21, 2022

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_text_separator title=”Curriculum Mapping” color=”custom” style=”double” border_width=”10″ accent_color=”#a8a57c”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]NILOA’s Mapping Toolkit was developed alongside faculty and experts in the field to provide framing, tips, and insights into the process of mapping learning. The Mapping Learning Toolkit presents approaches to identify alignment with learning outcomes within program, co-curriculum, general education, employment, and elsewhere learning occurs. The Mapping Learning... Read more »

The Education Department has left room for online colleges to innovate while maintaining eligibility for federal financial aid. But the lack of clarity carries some risk that colleges could run afoul

Karen talks about how providing ADHD learners with sufficient structure and support can help them land the plane, i.e., complete their work, courses, and goa...

Lizzy Garner-Foy offers practical guidance on how to plan, design and develop open, accessible online learning materials that support work towards the SDGs

Learning Innovation was pleased to have Darla Swann Ph.D., a Learning Consultant with the Academic Resource Center, present on the topic Neurodiveristy in Your Classroom on October 6. Dr. Swann ...