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Writing and sharing ideas through the CETL Weekly Teaching Tips series
How to Gain Valuable Student Feedback Mid-Semester (or Earlier)
How to Gain Valuable Student Feedback Mid-Semester (or Earlier)
February 24, 2020
Feedback should be a frequent practice in a course, but approaching the mid-semester, students have more evidence of their progress in a course. This teaching tip offers ideas for how to engage students in productive reflection.
What Makes Note-taking Work?: A Learning Tip
What Makes Note-taking Work?: A Learning Tip
January 17, 2020
It doesn’t so much matter how you take notes, but how engaged you are with the concepts being discussed. There are some keys to making sure you are engaged in the process in a way that will help you remember and apply concepts.
Silence in Discussion? Pause and Write
Silence in Discussion? Pause and Write
January 10, 2020
Instead of dreading the silence, keep students in the moment by giving them time to write, reflect, and re-engage. The act of writing can help all types of learners slow down and process the content being discussed.
Productivity Calendar: Your Personal Assistant
Productivity Calendar: Your Personal Assistant
After years of reading research about productivity, I came up with a time management system that helps thwart procrastination, stay organized, increase motivation, and stay on task. This is one of my favorite teaching tips to share and is the heart of my productivity workshop.
On Being Wrong: Inclusion, Humility, Growth Mindset: Teaching TipOn Being Wrong: Cultivating Inclusion, Humility, and a Growth Mindset
Office Hours: A Refresh Teaching Tip"Office Hours": A Refresh
How to Know They Read the Syllabus: Teaching TipHow to Know They Read the Syllabus: Quiz Questions and Beyond
Thrown into Learning: Experience Before Delivery Teaching TipThrown into Learning: Experience Before Delivery
Five Ideas for Seeing the Syllabus with Fresh Eyes: Teaching TipFive Ideas for Seeing the Syllabus with Fresh Eyes
Reconsidering the Discussion Forum: Teaching TipReconsidering the Discussion Forum: How to Revamp Forums, or Try a New Tool
Executive Function: Planning for Learning Success Teaching TipExecutive Function: Planning for Learning Success
Including Student Voices in Course Design: Teaching TipIncluding Student Voices in Course Design
Transparency in Email and Other Student Communication: Teaching TipTransparency in Email Communication and Other Student Communication
Sharing Audio Name Pronunciation: Teaching TipSharing Name Pronunciation with Multimedia LMS Profiles
Students Sign Up with Google Appointments: Teaching TipStudents Sign Up with Google Appointments
Infusing Slides with Critical Thinking: Teaching TipWhy We Might Want to Limit Our Reliance on Slides, or Use Them Differently
Learning Tips Series
Learning Tips Series
Leading up to the 2019 academic year, we began converting teaching tips to Learning Tips: brief guides to academic success. Faculty are encouraged to adapt Learning Tips to their own course context and then share them with their students. Learning Tips are written in collaboration with students and faculty.
Learning Tips Column in the Oakland Post
Learning Tips Column in the Oakland Post
Starting in November 2019, I worked with our student newspaper, the Oakland Post, to share learning tips with students directly.
What to Do with the Syllabus (1/8/2020)
A Pomodoro for Procrastination (12/4/2019)
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