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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
For the second summer in a row I had the distinct pleasure to be part of our Small Changes: A Course Improvement Studio programming in the Hub. It was another success and I thought our… Read More »The Hub’s “Small Changes: A Course Improvement Studio”: a history and reflection
~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
Active learning techniques such as think-pair-share exercises [1], pair programming [2], peer instruction [3], and flipped classrooms [4] have proven to increase student engagement [5]. These interventions have been used in introductory level courses, primarily… Read More »Engaging Asynchronous Online Students Using Peer Review, Peer Evaluation, and Peer Teaching
~ 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!
Preface. Once every three years, professors are asked to gather everything we have accomplished into a portfolio. (For folks unfamiliar: think of each section of the curriculum vita as potentially a part of the portfolio… Read More »Shadow Narrative
This blog post is a lightly edited transcript of a talk I gave at Bucknell University on efforts to restrict teaching about sexuality and gender. I was invited as part of a panel that included… Read More »LGBTQ+ People and Curricula: What Is at Stake and for Whom?