We are excited to welcome faculty authors to the Hub Blog. This includes authors who blog regularly (see our Hub Affiliates on the About page) and those who just drop in for a post or two as “guest authors”.
This post is guest authored by Dr. Maureen Linker. Dr. Imad’s Keynote was part of University of Michigan – Dearborn’s Digital Education Days put on in conjunction with University of Michigan – Flint and Henry… Read More »Recording Available! Dr. Mays Imad Keynote
This post is guest authored by Marie Waung I am a puzzler – a person who solves puzzles for fun. My favorite puzzles are those that require a re-framing of the question or problem to… Read More »Letters Across a Remote Divide: Helping Faculty Say Yes to Letters of Rec for Students They’ve Only Met Online
Dear (insert faculty name), I hope this finds you well, (insert first name), enjoying the lovely (insert season) weather . . . indeed, there’s nothing quite like (insert state) in the (reinsert season)! From email… Read More »Library (and Public Speaking?!?) Subject Guides: Need Help with End-of-semester Presentations?
In my first blog post “What is authentic assessment and why use authentic assessments in your class,” I talked about how an authentic assessment (AA) differs from traditional assessments on the five dimensions. One of… Read More »Authentic Assessment (III): Teaching with off-the-shelf Board Game(s)
One of the neat things to come out of my Hub affiliateship is Autumm gently pushing me to finish a project I started a few summers ago and then unceremoniously dropped: an open source worksheet… Read More »Making Calculus Group Work Easier: Worksheet Generator!
In my first blog post “What is authentic assessment and why use authentic assessments in your class,” I talked about how an authentic assessment (AA) differs from traditional assessments on the five dimensions. In this… Read More »Authentic Assessment (II): Create Your Own Problem Set – a Combination of Group and Individual Assignment
What I imagined doing when starting my affiliation with the Hub was to get in contact with some people I know on campus who I felt might be receptive to Open Education Resources (OER) in… Read More »When You Want the OER But You Just Can’t Find It
This blog was written by Katie LaCommare, with the help of Sarah Silverman , as part of the Hub Affiliates program. Estimated reading time: 7 minutes In my first blog post “Thinking of Transforming your… Read More »The Case for Cases, Part 2: Literature review and planning
In the era of remote learning, student group chats should be encouraged—not regarded with suspicion and punished. They carry many benefits for both faculty and students, promoting peer learning and providing a source of community… Read More »Humanizing Higher Education Through Group Chats
If like me you hate grading, you might be interested to read about some approaches to “labor-based” grading that I’ve been trying—including some of the struggles and questions I’ve had. But first, like an internet… Read More »Labor-based Grading and Lowering the Stakes