Category: Teaching
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Resource for Guest Lectures and Class Visits
Are you interested in giving a guest lecture or seeking one for your course? Are interested in visiting a colleagues’ class or open to having a colleague visit your course (for silent observation with no expectation to process or debrief after)? If yes, please check out these resources on Canvas/Resources for Faculty and Instructors/Teaching resources/
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Intentional Teaching Podcast
Take It or Leave It with Liz Norell, Betsy Barre, and Bryan Dewsbury Episode 60 Available Here. March 4, 2025 Intentional Teaching is a podcast aimed at educators to help them develop foundational teaching skills and explore new ideas in teaching. Hosted by educator and author Derek Bruff, the podcast features interviews with educators throughout…
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5 Essential Ways of Knowing
If students are to tackle the complex challenges of the 21st century, they need a variety of skills that allow them to think beyond critical thinking, write Ben Harley and Mays Imad. Full article available here. Excerpts below. #1. Critical thinking refers to a person’s ability to evaluate data, make connections, and draw conclusions in a…
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The Best (and Worst) Ways to Respond to Student Anxiety
By Sarah Rose Cavanagh Full article available here. Excerpts below. … “Regardless of the cause, faculty members are faced with the dilemma of how to respond to anxiety in ways that are empathetic yet respectful of the learning goals we have set for all of our students. One of the key points of contention is how…
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Are you willing to give a guest lectures and/or allow a colleague to visit your class?
At the request of a few faculty members and with encouragement from Committee on Teaching and Classroom Practice (CoTCP), we are creating easy to access resource for instructors to schedule visits of their colleagues’ courses. In addition, at the suggestion from a department chair, we are creating another easy to access resource with a list…