by Jessica Smith | Aug 9, 2016 | Small Teaching Tip, Teaching Advice
Have you ever uttered these words (perhaps after attending a TLT training)? “I’d love to try that new tech tool or teaching strategy, but I just don’t have the time to research it or make the necessary changes in my classes.” We hear you....
by Laura Plotts | Aug 1, 2016 | 1-1-1, Innovative Instruction, iPad, Web 2.0
This month’s faculty blogger is Heidi Collins, who is Adjunct Faculty of French in the Department of French-Francophone-Italian Studies. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Looking to...
by Jessica Smith | May 24, 2016 | Assessment, Best Practices, Pedagogy, Teaching Advice
Too often, at professional development workshops or on education blogs, there’s an emphasis on designing courses that encourage students to reach the summit of Bloom’s pyramid. There’s absolutely nothing inadvisable about helping students analyze, evaluate, and...
by Jessica Smith | May 5, 2016 | 1-1-1, Assessment, Best Practices, Research, TLT
Today’s Faculty Guest Post is from Chris Mothorpe, Assistant Professor of Economics. Chris attended TLT’s 2015 Faculty Technology Institute. In this post, he reflects on the process of revising and improving a group research project in two of his...
by Jessica Smith | Apr 5, 2016 | PLC
A Professional Learning Club (PLC) is a group of six to eight faculty members who meet to collaboratively reflect on and improve their teaching practices. Participation involves one academic year of exploring, implementing, and evaluating empirically-grounded...