Resources

UNC Charlotte’s Learning Center provides this helpful example of a gradation of activities for assessment (specific to “social studies”), from classify, define, demonstrate, to  order, predict, solve, and state a rule

Video. A video from The Harvard Graduate School of Education "Master Class" series. Eric Mazur (physics instructor) demonstrates how to conduct in-class activities without TAs.  

Podcast Series. A podcast exploring conversations of Critical Digital Pedagogy, listening for ways to empower students and champion learning. It’s hosted by Chris Friend from Saint Leo University. It’s the aural side of Hybrid Pedagogy—a digital journal of learning, teaching, and technology.

One of the chief tenets for a successful and engaging online course is the development of an effective system that provides ongoing student interaction. Short essay with concrete suggestions for creating, sustaining, and assessing students’ online threaded discussions.

The actual program is limited to graduate students at the University of North Texas, but the website provides a helpful description of an online program to prepare graduate students for teaching roles in higher education by equipping them with teaching skills, knowledge about teaching strategies and peer support.

Brief overview of helpful ideas for learning and using students’ names, and why these are good teaching practices in any case.

Blog-like entries on a wide range of topics in higher education teaching, including: asynchronous learning, blended and flipped learning, assessment, classroom management, faculty evaluation, instructional design, and teaching with technology. A free site (and e-newsletter sign up) that is part of the family of Magna Publications. 

Provides a brief explanation and instructions for students to encourage them to learn to annotate while reading texts — produced by a state university writing center. 

Policies should encourage senior professors to engage in periodic review of their performance and professional goals and allow deans and department chairs to negotiate revised responsibilities are necessary to take fuller advantage of the gifts senior faculty can share with their institutions – and to ensure that senior faculty are treated fairly and consistently. 

Tools to prepare students to function effectively in teams. And support for faculty as they manage their students’ team experiences.