by Mike Dixon | Aug 16, 2018 | Teaching and Learning
The ScholarlyTeacher.com is a site that features articles focused on evidence-based strategies that enrich student learning. The site typically takes a summer break, and it is now back with a new article from Todd Zakrajsek (UNC Chapel-Hill). Todd is well-published on topics related to higher education pedagogy and I had the pleasure if hearing him speak about effective lecturing (yes, you heard right!) at the Virginia Tech Pedagogy Conference in February 2018.
In this new article, he offers up some sage advice on managing the first four weeks of class by extending efforts often only focused on the first day.
by Mike Dixon | Jul 31, 2018 | Teaching and Learning
In this article published in The Scholarly Teacher blog for evidence-based strategies of student learning, the authors offer some interesting reasoning behind the concept of two due dates. The attempt was to reduce “maniacal binging” on 2-page papers before a morning due date.
by Mike Dixon | Oct 20, 2017 | Teaching and Learning
Common Ground, with co-sponsorships from the Office of the Provost, Department of Biology, The Bonner Center for Civic Engagement, Cross-School Inclusive Pedagogy/Inclusive Pedagogy STEM Faculty FLCs, and the CTLT, is excited to announce that Dr. Frank Tuitt, Senior Advisor to the Chancellor and Provost for Diversity and Inclusion, and Professor of Higher Education at the University of Denver, will be on campus for a series of workshops and lectures on inclusive pedagogy on November 2nd and 3rd. Listed below are some ways that you can interact with him. The workshops are especially relevant for anyone who has teaching or workshop-leading responsibilities, or who supervises a student group.
- Dr. Tuitt will be offering two workshops on inclusive pedagogy entitled, Towards a More Inclusive Pedagogy: Diversity Considerations for the Classroom, on the mornings of Thursday Nov. 2nd and Friday, November 3rd. Faculty and staff, including those who lead workshops and trainings and advise student groups, are welcome to attend.
- He will also be offering an afternoon lecture entitled, Making Excellence Inclusive in Challenging Times: Implications for Race, Equity, and Institutional Transformation, on Thursday Nov. 2 at 4:00 pm.
Register here for either or both of these events as seating is limited.
by Mike Dixon | Aug 30, 2017 | Uncategorized
One of the most common questions we get related to Blackboard is how to add someone to a Blackboard course. When a student enrolls in or drops a course, they are automatically added or removed to/from the appropriate Blackboard course. But sometimes there’s a need to add an additional student or colleague to a Blackboard course. Blackboard hasn’t made this very intuitive. So we’ve created this short how-to video to help!
by Mike Dixon | Aug 11, 2017 | Teaching and Learning
As we approach the start of a new academic year, here’s a late-summer “CTLT checklist” you might find useful as you prep for teaching this fall:
- Have you requested Blackboard courses for fall classes? Click to login with your NetID and password, select the courses you want and submit. It takes a few hours to sync with the Registrar, then your courses will appear in Blackboard.
- Need help customizing, prepping or cleaning up a Blackboard course? Need to copy a previous course over? Consult with your liaison for help.
- Have you checked out your classrooms for fall? Meet up with your liaison and let’s tour your room(s) and check out the technology to make sure there are no surprises.
- Do you need a WordPress blog for a collaborative class project? Visit blog.richmond.edu or set-up a consultation with your liaison to discuss.
- Have you ever thought about using mobile devices for class projects (field research, unique mobile app use in class, etc.)? We have iPads for short-term or semester long projects available to students. Reach out to Andrew Bell and we can discuss your ideas.
- Ever thought about having students create short digital stories as a class project? Utilizing narration, photos and/or video, this teaching method of creating while learning has been quite effective at UR for years. Check with your liaison on how to get started or visit our digital stories page for more.
- Do you have a contingency plan in case classes are canceled due to severe weather this fall or winter? Talk with us about some easy solutions to help keep the class going.
- Ever need to provide additional instruction via audio, video or screen capture in-between classes? We have a tool for that! Panopto to the rescue…and it is built right into Blackboard.
