Educause Review recently published three blog posts on inclusive & open pedagogies written by Amanda McAndrew, Caroline Sinkinson, and Deborah Keyek-Franssen of the University of Colorado. Together, these blogs explore the intersections of inclusive and open practices to inspire conversation about how we might use these pedagogies to enhance learning opportunities and experiences at our institutions. […]
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Experiential Learning – Thinking (and Doing) Outside of the Box
Lectures have long been a staple of the college experience. Chances are, as we think about our own time as a student, we may be reminded of those long, clock-watching classes in which we spent as much time counting the ceiling tiles as we did listening to the professor. Times haven’t changed all that […]
How to Create A Syllabus: A Chronicle of Higher Education Advice Guide
If you subscribe to the Chronicle of Higher Education‘s daily Academe Today daily news summary, you may have seen that the lead article in the September 13 edition was How to Create a Syllabus — A New Chronicle Guide. It’s a lengthy and thorough guide to the art and science of crafting a meaningful syllabus […]
Spontaneous Paraphrase Exercise
Professor Porcher Taylor, chair of the Paralegal Studies program, shared this exercise that he uses with students in his classes to help them improve their paraphrasing and summarizing skills. Summary is an especially challenging concept, since it requires evaluation of what’s most and least important in order to eliminate superfluous detail and identify (and describe) […]
Guiding Faculty into Immersive Environments
What’s the best way to get faculty to engage with emerging technologies and incorporate new learning spaces into their teaching? Five institutions share their experiences in this Campus Technology article. The five institutions are North Carolina State, Western Michigan, Virginia Tech, Penn State, and Ohio University. Here’s a summary of the ways each institution has […]
SPCS Innovations in Teaching
Since 2016, SPCS has recognized innovative pedagogy among adjunct faculty with its Innovations in Teaching award. If you don’t know much about this award, check out the Innovations in Teaching section of the SPCS degree program faculty webpages. Nominations for the SPCS Innovations in Teaching award – PDF award are accepted each year by December […]
Teaching Newsletter – Chronicle of Higher Education
Teaching is a free newsletter from The Chronicle of Higher Education that’s emailed out (most) every Thursday. The newsletter is written by Chronicle journalists who cover teaching and learning, and contains a mix of short articles and links to other material, in The Chronicle and beyond, that readers may want to check out. Subscribe to the Teaching Newsletter Teaching Newsletter FAQ […]