The posts below are from a bi-weekly digest that encapsulates a range of evidence-based best practices and cutting-edge insights on innovative teaching strategies, effective use of technology, student engagement techniques, and effective assessment, to name a few. The content, diligently curated or crafted by the director Dr. Lew Ludwig, is grounded in robust research and drawn from a wide array of innovative articles, books, and online resources. The goal is to support timely, ongoing faculty development with the most current and impactful knowledge in the field.
Enhance your courses with hands-on learning from cultural and art objects.
Do you want to have a deeper understanding of racial equity? Are you ready for change? Take your first step — join the 21-Day Racial Equity Habit Building Challenge starting Monday, February 8 through February 28.
The Denison University 21-Day Racial Equity Habit Building Challenge is an educational tool to advance a deeper understanding of the intersections of race, power, privilege and oppression.
For Those Who Need it Most: Using Active Inclusivity to Increase Office Hour Attendance and Extracurricular Activities. This article provides four useful tips on how to create active inclusivity with your office hours. Increase traffic during your office hours by transforming the meetings into “catching students doing something right.”
Have no fear, if you missed the Denison Faculty session for LinkedIn Learning on January 12, you can still take advantage of LinkedIn Learning for your classes. As a faculty member at Denison, you already have access to LinkedIn Learning at www.linkedin.com/learning. See this page on MyDenison for general information on accessing LinkedIn Learning. In addition, LinkedIn Learning is hosting a general webinar for faculty members at universities using the service.
If you are teaching remote or transitional this spring, you might be considering a flipped classroom where students watch asynchronous videos. I use this in all my courses. As such, I was surprised to run across this article Why Flipped Classes Often Flop. In this short video, I share how I try to avoid this flop in my classes.
Clearly no one wanted a global pandemic, but the many innovations that occurred in your classes were inspiring. Let’s celebrate these silver linings! What did you learn in the last year that you will continue to use in your classes? Use this simple Google form to submit your silver lining and receive a $5 gift card to Slayter.
Hopefully the winter break provided time for you to unwind and recharge. As we enter a new semester with its challenges, here are eight quick things you can do as you put the finishing touches on your classes to make the semester more manageable.
Denison’s latest update from Notebowl rolled out on Friday, January 15, 2021. The update included viewing emails sent from the roster tab, student activity for tests/quizzes, and recording short video messages directly in Notebowl. This ETS blog post has all the details about the new features along with links to all the updated video tutorials. You can find all the Notebowl video tutorials on the YouTube playlist Notebowl Tutorials for Denison Faculty.
As you prepare for classes, these seven tips can help you foster an inclusive classroom. Give your students the chance to challenge biases and misconceptions, critically think and respond in a sensitive and productive manner, build supportive and mature interpersonal relationships, and succeed academically.
Setting the right tone in the first week can help avoid issues during the semester. In this video I provide a deep dive into ten ideas that can help make the road ahead smoother for you and your students. The ideas are based on the Chronicle article: 10 Things this instructor loves.
