• Write Questions for the Right Answer

    Zoom

    What happens if students write exam questions instead of taking exam questions? Writing questions is a rich learning experience. The session is a micro-learning approach to the process of student-driven test items. We will consider an idea to increase student involvement in learning and self-evaluation, minimize cheating, decrease exam stress, and make learning and testing…

  • Learning objectives: The basics on “how to” write clear learning objectives

    Learning objectives are the basis of any learning event. Ideally, learning objectives should be shared with the learners so that they understand what is expected to be covered by the end of the session. If they are not shared, they at least provide the "structural bones" of the lesson or learning episode. Learning objectives also…

  • How to Help Your Students Succeed in Their Online Courses (Partner Webinar)

    Office Hours: Instructional Design

    This practical and interactive webinar is designed to prepare faculty to help their students succeed in their online courses, including how to: Ensure your students have the equipment and devices they need to be effective online learners. Promote effective time and “project” management to help them stay on track. Encourage them to ask for help…

  • How to Be a Successful Online Learner (Partner Event)

    Zoom

    In this webinar, first-time and experienced online learners get practical advice on how to be a successful online learner from an experienced online professor and gain insight and perspective from a seasoned online learner. Based on relevant psychological theory, you learn: • Theoretical understanding of learning; • The importance of your study space; • How…

  • Now more than Ever: Caring, Student-Centered, and Adaptive Pedagogies (Partner Webinar)

    Four of the contributing authors to the Pedagogies of Care: Student-Centered and Adaptive Strategies in the New Higher-Ed Landscape collection discuss evidence-based practices for increased engagement, deeper learning, and a humanized college/university experience. From cultivating social and emotional instructor presence, to UDL, to reevaluating traditional assessments and grading schemas and more, this wide-ranging set of…

  • Five Pillars of the Mind: Redesigning Education to Suit the Brain

    Come participate in this “reader’s digest book club” session that will summarize the current book and theory  by Tracey Tokuhama-Espinosa and provide starting points for some great conversations regarding teaching and curriculum. The Five Pillars of the Mind discusses a new way of looking at and categorizing knowledge and information. This new model is not…