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,...