~By Associate Professor of English Literature Shelly Jarenski This post is part of a series from the Hub Department Liaisons Program, Winter 2023 Focus: Offline/Online Teaching Strategies I have what I suspect might be an unpopular opinion: I… Read More »Confessions of a Blissful Online Instructor (And Can We Help Students Feel the Same?)
~ by Susan Gavell, MA; MAT, Writing Program, Department of Language, Culture, and Communication (LCA), University of Michigan – Dearborn (UMD) This post is part of a series from the Hub Department Liaisons Program, Winter 2023 Focus: Offline/Online… Read More »Ways to Engage, Offline and Online
~By Vadym V. Pyrozhenko, Associate Professor of Public Administration; Director, Master of Public Administration and Policy A very familiar challenge of teaching students with different levels of abilities and motivation becomes more onerous in mixed… Read More »Teaching mixed graduate/undergraduate classes: contexts, tools, and strategies
This post was authored by Wessam Elmeligi and is part of a series of posts from participants in the Hub’s Small Changes: Course Improvement Studio experience. ~~~ I signed up for the Course Improvement Studio this summer, the… Read More »Be Well, Be Passionate, and Students Will Get It
This post was authored by Ben Wielechowski and is part of a series of posts from participants in the Hub’s Small Changes: Course Improvement Studio experience. ~~~ I’ve always been rather conflict averse. I think this has been… Read More »Bearing Witness: A Reflection on Mays Imad’s Approach to Trauma-Informed Pedagogy
This post was authored by Dr. Shalini Jayaprakash and is part of a series of posts from participants in the Hub’s Small Changes: Course Improvement Studio experience. ~~~ As a part of the Social Presence… Read More »Recentering rest and joy in the teaching journey
~By Associate Professor of Biology, Dr. David Susko This post is part of a series from the Hub Department Liaisons Program, Winter 2023 Focus: Offline/Online Teaching Strategies Biology is simply the scientific study of life.… Read More »Embracing the Challenges and Opportunities of Offline/Online Teaching Strategies in Biology
~By Jennifer Proctor, Associate Professor of Journalism and Media Production; Member, Hub Advisory Board This post is part of a series from the Hub Department Liaisons Program, Winter 2023 Focus: Offline/Online Teaching Strategies If there’s… Read More »Teaching at a Crossroads: Meeting students where they are in a post-pandemic environment
~ by Susan Theresa Gavell, Writing Program, LCC During my involvement with the Inclusive Teaching Learning Community, with guest speaker Dr. Bryan Dewsbury, I first created a writing assignment where students applied for a private… Read More »Let’s Include All Our Students!
By Patrick Beauchesne, Hub Faculty Affiliate 2022 (added to blog by Jessica Riviere) “The physiological response to stress…evolved in the context of acute stressors. The chronic nature of stress in modern life forces the body… Read More »Collective Care is Self-Care