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November 1, 2024

Looking for a quick way to gauge student understanding and engage them Try the "Muddiest Point" and "One-Minute Paper" techniques At the end of a class, ask students to write down...

October 16, 2024

Politely and calmly ask disrupters to stop Let them know they are disrupting the education of other students and potentially making other students feel unsafe Ask them to...

October 3, 2024

Best Practices for Faculty on Religious Accommodations This tip is expanding on information from the Dean of Faculty’s Monday message from September 30, 2024 at 1:07...

September 27, 2024

Are your students using their studying time most effectively  Are you designing assignments to reinforce effective studying Learning includes three steps1: Encode information...

September 27, 2024

Are you concerned with how outside events might impact your classroom and students What can you say Should you say anything What are the rules for students inside of class Might...

September 23, 2024

What are students thinking about your course so far  Are all the basic logistics working  Do they know what they should be learning  How is the work-load and level  Do they...

September 6, 2024

Grading homework serves multiple purposes: Accountability - rewards timely practice of course material Feedback – provides information on where work needs improvement...

September 4, 2024

Last spring attendance in classes often slipped well below what it used to be, even for excellent teachers  Take advantage of this window early in the semester while most...

August 5, 2024

How will you engage your students What practices can you use to create a classroom culture that welcomes, engages, interests, and supports your students and their learning Join us...

May 24, 2024

Save the date: Engineering Teaching Day August 14th, 2024 Join colleagues this August for a day of conversations and workshops about teaching at the third annual engineering...

April 30, 2024

Final exams not only directly test students’ content knowledge and skills, they also motivate students to spend time and thought studying the course material and synthesizing...

April 25, 2024

We have just over one week left of classes this semester! This is a great time to take stock of what you want to accomplish in the course before it ends Consider these ideas to...