Doing research to inform teaching strategies and assessment practices
Alejandra (Sandra) Barriales-Bouche and Sun Young Kim teach Spanish language and German language courses, respectively, in the Department of Languages,Continue Reading
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Strategy Bites: A new blog series with ideas for getting students active in their learning
At the 2018 SALTISE conference held at McGill University in Montreal, keynote speakers Richard Felder and Rebecca Brent spoke onContinue Reading
I pledge to be a better teacher
Originally posted on Educational Sociolinguistics:
Ethan’s 3rd post: In the closing plenary of yesterday’s Learning to Teach workshop, Doctor Andrew Hendry,…
Linking Theory to Practice – A little more action, please
This post is part of the Aspirations to Action series created as a follow-up to the Teaching What’s Important Symposium.Continue Reading
Teaching in an Active Learning Classroom: Pros and Cons
Originally posted on Arthropod Ecology:
Earlier this term I wrote about my excitement with teaching in an active learning classroom: as…
Why Flipped Classrooms Fail
Originally posted on Turn to Your Neighbor: The Official Peer Instruction Blog:
“I tried Peer Instruction and it didn’t work.” ? As a champion of the popular flipped learning…
How to flip your class with quizzes in 5 steps
Originally posted on Turn to Your Neighbor: The Official Peer Instruction Blog:
Measuring a student’s knowledge state is the typical purpose of quizzes in education. Can these short…
Goodbye chalkboard! The opportunities and challenges of teaching in an active learning classroom
Originally posted on Arthropod Ecology:
This year I have the pleasure of teaching my Population and Community Ecology class in one…
How to succeed at University: twelve tips for undergraduate students
Originally posted on Arthropod Ecology:
Note: this is an updated/edited post, it was originally published several years ago. The start of…
Expanding boundaries and increasing diversity by teaching with technology
Originally posted on Arthropod Ecology:
“As teachers, technology encourages us to be more creative, more influential, and more mindful of the…
