by Steven Volk | Feb 2, 2024 | News of the Week
Teaching and Learning What Fixing a Snowblower Taught One Professor About Teaching (Beckie Supiano, Chronicle of Higher Education, February 1, 2024): The biggest challenge was moving away from the standard assessment routine of homework and exams. Reimagining Syllabus...
by Steven Volk | Jan 26, 2024 | News of the Week
CTL Webinar: Working with Students When Things Get Difficult Many thanks to Cyndi Kernahan, professor of psychological sciences and director of the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls, for her January 18...
by Steven Volk | Jan 19, 2024 | News of the Week
Teaching and Learning How to Help Students Learn from Setbacks/Final Grades in an Ungraded Course (Beckie Supiano, Chronicle of Higher Education, January 18, 2024): Insights from a recent study on how students learn from “critical incidents” — challenges that raise...
by Steven Volk | Jan 12, 2024 | News of the Week
Teaching and Learning Course Design as a Gateway to Student Well-Being (Demian Hommel and Bradley Cohen, Faculty Focus, January 10, 2024): Reflecting on our approach to course design—particularly with attention to how we build community and cultivate...
by Steven Volk | Jan 5, 2024 | News of the Week
Teaching and Learning How to Embrace the Power of Extrinsic Motivation in Class (James M. Lang and Kristi Rudenga, Chronicle of Higher Education, January 4, 2024): Grades and deadlines don’t have to be the bad guys of college teaching. Put Your Teaching Evaluations in...
