Category: Featured
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Beyond Memorization: Strategies for Long-Term Retention
By: Safieh Moghaddam, PhD, and Malama Tsimenis, PhD Full text here. Excerpts below. How can we boost student learning retention in our courses? How can we help our students transform newly acquired information into long-term knowledge they can recall and activate in the future? Colleges and universities can be overwhelming for many students, especially first-year…
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Supporting Students Through Setbacks
JANUARY 18, 2024 From: Beckie Supiano Subject: Teaching: How to help students learn from setbacks Struggle and failure can be powerful learning experiences; but because they’re unpleasant, students who experience them may instead disengage. How can instructors support students through challenges and setbacks so that they’re better able to learn and less likely to give up? I…
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How to embrace the power of extrinsic motivation in class by James Lang and Kristi Rudenga
Grades and deadlines don’t have to be the bad guys of college teaching. By James M. Lang and Kristi Rudenga JANUARY 4, 2024 Full Article here Excerpt below Research on teaching in recent years has awakened faculty members to the importance of cultivating intrinsic motivation in class. The idea is that, instead of relying on grades or late…
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Trauma-informed teaching and learning
Utilize trauma-informed teaching practices. Alex Shevrin Venet, in the excellent book Equity-Centered, Trauma-Informed Education, shares four priorities to guide pedagogical choices. a. Predictability – routines and structures contribute to a feeling of safety. Additionally, transparency and communication provide signals when change is about to occur. b. Flexibility – this may look like flexibility for individuals, but it can also be built into the routines and…
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Skip the Slides – 5 Alternatives that Can Create More Engaging Presentations
https://kpcrossacademy.org/skip-the-slides-5-alternatives-that-can-create-more-engaging-presentations Consider using the following as replacements to a slide deck: 1. PROPS The majority of us spend a significant amount of time in front of a screen, be it a smartphone, computer, or television. Props provide students with something tangible to look at. Whether you use a model, a book, an audio tape, or something else, using…