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by Christopher Ernst May 30, 2019 0

Online tools for assessment and engagement in large classes

This post featuring Prof. Ken Ragan is the latest installment in our ongoing series about assessment tools for large classes.Continue Reading

by filipapajevic October 14, 2016 0

As a follow-up to the Teaching What’s Important (TWI) Symposium, held in December 2015, here is a blog series thatContinue Reading

by Adam Finkelstein September 4, 2015 2

Have you thought of what you are going to do on the first day of class? There are many great resourcesContinue Reading

by November 18, 2014 2

Mercury Course Evaluations are now open to students until December 21 (default period) or until December 7 (for units followingContinue Reading

by annacouch November 12, 2014 0

In fact, it’s both! Studies in supervision practice have found a connection between a mentor-model of supervision and better researchContinue Reading

by November 4, 2014 0

Social media tools have a lot of value in teaching and learning, and this has become even more apparent asContinue Reading

by October 7, 2014 4

Social media tools (e.g., Twitter, Facebook, blogs) are valuable tools for teaching and learning in higher education. They can helpContinue Reading

by September 16, 2014 4

From Facebook to Twitter and blogs, social media tools are an integral and important part of society, and these toolsContinue Reading

by Tom Gleeson September 8, 2014 0

Earlier in the summer at the European Geosciences Union in Vienna I learned about two dead-easy and great science communicationContinue Reading

by May 15, 2014 11

I tire of the belly-aching about how students don’t show up to lectures anymore (the latest example of this isContinue Reading