Category: Teaching
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Accessibility Tip #7- Integrate various assessment methods.
Why is Accessibility Important? Bowdoin strives to be inclusive to all members of our community. Considering accessibility enhances the experience of all participants. Increasing all students’ comfort level and ability to participate—regardless of established disability—results in a more inclusive and more productive learning environment for everyone. These suggestions were developed with common disability accommodations in…
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Accessibility Tip #6- Design shorter exams.
Why is Accessibility Important? Bowdoin strives to be inclusive to all members of our community. Considering accessibility enhances the experience of all participants. Increasing all students’ comfort level and ability to participate—regardless of established disability—results in a more inclusive and more productive learning environment for everyone. These suggestions were developed with common disability accommodations in…
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Assessing Participation in Discussions
No matter how you define participation in class discussions, assessing it is fraught. Should you even do it? And if so, how? This collection details a range of approaches for fostering student participation and engagement, whether or not participation itself is graded. 1. An Argument Against Grading Participation by James Lang James Lang’s answer to…
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Accessibility Tip #5- Leverage technology as a learning tool.
Why is Accessibility Important? Bowdoin strives to be inclusive to all members of our community. Considering accessibility enhances the experience of all participants. Increasing all students’ comfort level and ability to participate—regardless of established disability—results in a more inclusive and more productive learning environment for everyone. These suggestions were developed with common disability accommodations in…
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Resources for Discussions about the Election
In this episode of the Harvard EdCast, Soto-Shed offers strategies for navigating these challenges, such as focusing on critical thinking skills, connecting election topics to broader course themes, and presenting issues factually without heavy bias. Finally, he highlights the emotional and logistical challenges of post-election classroom discussions, particularly during highly contentious election cycles. See the…