by Mendi Benigni | Sep 17, 2021 | Productivity
This 60 Seconds to Success! is about PLANNING A SUCCESSFUL SEMESTER. We are at the beginning of the semester and students should planning how they are going to run their semester to be sure they are successful Partnering with the CofC Center for Student Learning,...
by Mendi Benigni | Sep 29, 2020 | Assessment, Innovative Instruction, instructional technology, Video
I love video projects. I think they are one of the best ways to get students to let loose their creativity and focus on delivering information in a succinct manner. In addition, creating a video forces the students to plan and to spend more time with the material...
by Jessica Smith | Oct 18, 2016 | Assessment, Best Practices, Small Teaching Tip, Teaching Advice
In a previous post, I discussed the important role memory retrieval plays in learning. To briefly review: each time we recall a piece of information, we strengthen the neural pathways that move the information from our long-term memories to our working memories. So...
by Jessica Smith | Jul 27, 2015 | Best Practices, Pedagogy, Teaching Advice
The countdown to the fall semester has begun. I’ll give you a moment to sob or stomp your feet… Despite our wish for a never-ending summer (perhaps without the humidity), the reality is classes begin soon. As you work on your syllabi and OAKS courses,...