by Mendi Benigni | Apr 19, 2021 | communication
Microsoft’s OneNote is available as part of our Office 365 and is available to all Faculty, Staff and Students. This newsletter will show you how you can use it to create and organize your syllabus into something that is more easily digestible by students. Below...
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...
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...
by Jessica Smith | Jan 12, 2015 | Best Practices, Pedagogy
At college campuses across the country, a new semester has begun, allowing us to once again begin anew. Few professionals have the opportunity to start fresh every couple of months but professors, if they’re so inclined, can modify their classes every semester...