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I always prided myself on returning feedback to students right away – usually by our next meeting. This required some forethought from me – collect on Friday to return on a Monday – but I thought it was pedagogically significant to get things back into their hands ASAP. Some recent studies show this might not be the case: Delayed and Immediate Feedback in the Classroom: The Results Aren’t What Students Think! |
Teaching Tips
Articles and resources to empower your teaching experience.
Teaching – Keeping students engaged
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At this time last year, professors reported widespread anxiety, depression, and a lack of motivation in their classrooms. Hopefully, this year is faring better, but we can use our recent break to reset the tone in our classes if things have drifted. This Chronicle article, How to Solve the Student-Disengagement Crisis, provides tips from six experts on how to keep students engaged. |
Teaching – 10 ways to prevent cheating
As Process Advisor for Academic Integrity, I often see the aftermath of an integrity violation. But what if we, as faculty members, could craft our courses and assignments to reduce students’ temptation to cheat? In his short article “10 Ways to Prevent Cheating: Ten simple strategies to reduce academic dishonesty that don’t rely on students’ ethics,” Steven Mintz argues, “In the end, cheating is as much an engineering problem as a moral problem.
Teaching – So over COVID
In her piece, So Over COVID!, Prof. Lisa Lawmaster Hess shares her frustration with student attendance and participation. But she explains how an in-clas discussion with her first-year students revealed much she hadn’t consider. She writes, “During their sophomore year (of high school), everything had shut down. During their junior year, classes were hybrid. And senior year?
Teaching – Ideas for that first test
We are well into the testing season. Whether you’ve given that first test or are preparing to, here are some quick ideas I got from a webinar from Dr. Diana Skrzydlo (University of Waterloo) on assessment.
Before the test:
When reviewing test topics in class, have students practice metacognition by actively rating their understanding of each topic.
Teaching – Take the minute paper to the next level
Many of us use the active classroom technique known as minute paper, which provides an opportunity to quickly assess students’ understanding of the lesson’s main point. Unfamiliar with the practice or want to take it to the next level?
- You can start with this infographic to learn the basics.
- Are you already using the minute paper?
Teaching – Inclusive Teaching Begins with Authenticity
What do you want from your students?
- “I wish they were more engaged in class.”
- “I want them to learn for learning’s sake.”
- “I want them to take ownership over their learning and their time and assignments.”
- “I wish they saw the value of this content in the way I do.”
- “I want more of them to come to office hours and to come more often.”
Tech – The BEST of Canvas Feature (it really is!)
The number ONE feature that will make your Canvas course faster to set up and easier for your students to navigate is……..modules. Organizing a course with modules not only helps students stay on track with expectations, but it also can help you keep track of what you are planning for each week, unit, or section of your course.
Teaching I – Take think-pair-share to the next level
Many of us use the active classroom technique of think-pair-share in our classes. This is a core part of my classes. Not familiar with the practice?
- You can start with this infographic to learn the basics.
- Are you already using think-pair-share? Take it to the next level with this infographic.
- Are you a think-pair-share pro? Power up with this infographic that takes think-pair-share beyond the classroom.
Teaching – ChatGBT webinar recording, some resources, and a warning
It was good to see so many attendees at the recent CfLT webinar on ChatGPT by Dr. Tim Lauitano. If you couldn’t attend, you can find a recording here. Please note this is the Denison CfLT YouTube channel, so be sure you are logged into myDenison to access it.
This NYT article – Don’t Ban ChatGPT in Schools.