Category: Featured
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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…
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3 Ways to Keep Your Students’ Attention by Matt Abrahams
Insights from “3 Ways to Keep Your Audience Focused During a Presentation” by Matt Abrahams, lecturer in organizational behavior at Stanford Graduate School of Business and author of Think Faster, Talk Smarter: How to Speak Successfully When You’re Put on the Spot 1. Find opportunities for physical engagement “Where the body goes, the brain will follow,” says Abrahams.…
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Podcast- Assignment Makeovers in the AI Age with Derek Bruff
ASSIGNMENT MAKEOVERS IN THE AI AGE (45 min) Today on episode number 481 of The Teaching in Higher Ed podcast assignment makeovers in the AI age with Derek Bruff. I’m Bonni Stachowiak, and this is the space where we explore the art and science of being more effective at facilitating learning. We also share ways…
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Podcast: How People Learn with Josh Eyler (38 min)
EPISODE 231 (38 min) HOW HUMANS LEARN: THE SCIENCE AND STORIES BEHIND EFFECTIVE COLLEGE TEACHING WITH JOSH EYLER | NOVEMBER 15, 2018 RESOURCES MENTIONED The Scientist in the Crib, by Alison Gopnik, Andrew N. Meltzoff, and Patricia K. Kuhl* The Gift of Failure, Jessica Lahey* Robin DeRosa on Teaching in Higher Ed Hoda Moftosa on Teaching in…
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They Need us to be Well by Sarah Rose Cavanagh
‘They Need Us to Be Well’ The surprising recipe for building students’ emotional well-being in the classroom? Rest and joy — for professors. By Sarah Rose Cavanagh MAY 2, 2023 Excerpt: “… Energy and passion are infectious. Social-emotional contagion in the classroom is a demonstrated phenomenon, one that I’ve explored in my work and been fascinated by for years.…