Are you planning to have student presentations this semester? ETS created a post, “Approaching Student Presentations in a Hybrid Environment,” with recommendations on how you can approach these assignments with your students in the virtual setting. There is also this EdTech Tip video that demos how students can record videos and how faculty members can collect and present those recordings to the class.
CfLT Newsletter
The posts below are from the CfLT newsletter which includes curated, research-based digital resources to support ongoing faculty development and pedagogical engagement. As of August 2025, CfLT Director Karen Spierling oversees the content. Posts from July 2020-May 2025 were compiled by previous Director Lew Ludwig.
Teaching – 10/06/2020 Teaching – intro to Center’s new blog resource
Finally! You’ve asked – please put the TTTs in one place and make them searchable. As you wish: https://blogs.denison.edu/teaching-center-updates/. Also on the site, hybrid and remote teaching strategies from Denison instructors, as well as an introduction to our new faculty members. The below video gives a quick overview of the site and how to search for useful teaching resources.
Tidbit – share your story
Tell Us [The Chronicle] What It’s Like Teaching During the Pandemic: The fall semester is underway on most campuses. So, how is it going? Whether you are teaching in person, in hybrid form, or fully online, we would like to hear your stories. Were you prepared for what you’re handling now? If not, what has been unexpected?
Tech – how to assess students online
There are no two ways about it. A traditional written test does not transfer well to the remote setting. Here are seven tips from the Chronicle on how to assess students online while lessening concerns about running afoul of academic integrity.
Teaching – what are they thinking
As the fall semester develops, so do the needs of our students. This Chronicle piece – What students want their professors to know – helps us understand about this challenging semester.
Tidbit – Zoom fatigue…
Spending too much time on the screen? Here are two resources to help manage our screen time. The Zoom fatigue digital map is a self-contained reference for combating Zoom fatigue. Too graphic, try this article, What can you do to make your daily dose of videoconferencing a little less tiring?, for four simple tips.
Tech – Make your voice heard
Having trouble projecting your voice with a mask? Remote students having trouble hearing students in a large classroom? With help from ETS, Eleni Papaleonardo found a solution in a personal voice amplifier and a carefully placed snowball mic! Now all students can hear her clearly as she moves around, and remote students can hear their classmates sitting in the back of the room.
Teaching – making sense of student feedback
My least favorite moment of the semester? When I get that email saying my course evaluations are available. Yes, even after all these years, it still gives me a twinge in my stomach. Want to discuss recent course feedback? Please contact me (ludwigl@denison.edu) to set up a time and place.
On a related note, would you like some feedback on your course?
Tidbit- teaching in a mask
I never thought in this role I would be sharing advice on how to wear a mask, but here we are. Here are some pro tips from Consumer Reports on dealing with our new normal. This Inside Higher Ed piece provides suggestions for teaching F2F with a mask and creating a caring classroom.
Tech – Denison’s virtual whiteboard
A number of us have found the effectiveness of using a Google Doc to organize our Zoom Breakout Rooms sessions for students (Dr. Hoda Yousef’s tip). But what if you want students to write or draw by hand? The screen shot above was created by my students using the Google Jamboard App from our Denison Google Suite.