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Role Play as a Learning Tool

Role Play as a Learning Tool

by Mendi Benigni | Nov 12, 2019 | Assessment, Collaboration, Faculty Focus, Pedagogy, Teaching Advice

I was inspired by a Faculty Focus article when creating this newsletter.  This article spoke about adding role playing activities to your teaching to act as practicum experience but I think you can take it further.  The article states, “Role play can be...
Small Teaching Tip #21: It’s Time for a Syllabus Redesign

Small Teaching Tip #21: It’s Time for a Syllabus Redesign

by Jessica Smith | Oct 18, 2019 | Best Practices, Small Teaching Tip, Teaching Advice, Web 2.0

If you’re like most faculty, you receive an inordinate number of questions from students that they could have easily answered themselves if they only consulted the syllabus.  For years, I’ve pondered the question: why don’t students read the...
Small Teaching Tip #20: Integrate Public Speaking into Any Class

Small Teaching Tip #20: Integrate Public Speaking into Any Class

by Jessica Smith | Sep 20, 2019 | Presentation, Small Teaching Tip, Teaching Advice

The belief that people fear public speaking more than death has become so readily accepted that Jerry Seinfeld’s joke about preferring to be in the coffin than giving the eulogy is now cliché.  Unfortunately, this fear prevents us from honing our oratory skills since...
Small Teaching Tip #19: Creating a More Engaging and Effective First Day of Class

Small Teaching Tip #19: Creating a More Engaging and Effective First Day of Class

by Jessica Smith | Aug 16, 2019 | Best Practices, Small Teaching Tip, Teaching Advice

Over the years, I’ve written a few blog posts about using the first day of class more effectively.  But since it’s been a while and a new semester is upon us, I thought I’d revisit this topic. So here are a few ideas to spice up that first day (or...
Small Teaching Tip #18: Increasing Students’ Use of Office Hours

Small Teaching Tip #18: Increasing Students’ Use of Office Hours

by Jessica Smith | Jul 19, 2019 | Small Teaching Tip, Teaching Advice

Many faculty lament how few students take advantage of office hours. Often, undergraduate students do not perceive office hours to be beneficial unless something has gone wrong, such as a failing grade. But interactions between students and faculty outside the...
5 Great Sites to Help You Find Open Educational Resources (OER) for Your Course(s)

5 Great Sites to Help You Find Open Educational Resources (OER) for Your Course(s)

by Chris Meshanko | Jun 27, 2019 | content, Distance Ed, OER, Teaching Advice

What is OER? “Open Educational Resources (OER) are teaching, learning and research materials in any medium–digital or otherwise–that reside in the public domain or have been released under an open license that permits no-cost access, use, adaptation and...
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