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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?
A note to readers: I have chosen to put hyperlinks at the end rather than throughout the post. For me, links add to the jumping mind and difficulty focusing that I experience online. I am… Read More »Pedagogy in Reactionary Times