Category: Featured
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December 12-16 Connect and Reflect Lunch and Learn Series for Faculty and Staff
December Connect and Reflect, Lunch and Learn Series December 12-16, 11:45am-1pm Mon-Wed & Fri in Daggett Lounge, Thurs in Hutchinston, Thorne Dining Hall Short presentations (starting at noon) followed by table discussions and time to connect and reflect on this semester. Monday, December 12: Moving from Exclusion to Inclusion: Special Collections and Library Pedagogical Resources…
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The Deadline Dilemma: When it comes to course assignments, how much flexibility is too much?
The Deadline Dilemma by Karolyn Kuimelis (Chronicle of Higher Education, November 14, 2022) Excerpts below. See link above to complete article. “Deadlines are a building block of college courses — they help students stay on track, and they ensure instructors aren’t overwhelmed with a slew of work to grade at the end of a term.…
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Reviving Our Own Curiosity Podcast- Teaching in Higher Education
Curiosity is learning-focused. -Lindsey Kealey On Episode 437, BONNI STACHOWIAK got to talk with Lindsey Kealey about reviving our own curiosity. Lindsey is an instructor of education and human development and family sciences at Oregon State University. Lindsey provides professional development to teaching faculty in higher education to reignite their passion for teaching and equip them…
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How (and why) to use video assessments in alternative grading
Post from Grading for Growth by Robert Talbot The word “assessment” means literally “to sit down with”. So when we assess students, it should be like pulling up a chair next to them and having them show us what they know. Videos can be a great way to make assessments feel a little more like…
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When ‘Rigor’ Targets Disabled Students By Katie Rose Guest Pryal
October 6, 2022 Chronicle of Higher Education Article Excerpt: Disabled students make up 19 percent of U.S. undergraduates, yet some of our conventional teaching practices make their educational lives needlessly difficult. It’s time to set those practices aside. You might not realize how embedded in your teaching some of these habits are, even if you…