CTL Weekly Teaching Note
Innovative Ways to Prevent Conflict in Student Groups
Blog | Nov 12, 2015
Help your students learn constructive ways to solve the inevitable conflicts that arise when working in student groups.
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Using Bloom's Taxonomy as a Framework for Student-led Discussions
Blog | Nov 05, 2015
Teaching your students about Bloom's taxonomy can help stimulate higher quality discussions.
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Five Guidelines for Teaching with Transfer in Mind
Blog | Oct 28, 2015
Transfer, the ability to apply previously-learned concepts and skills to a new context, is one of the most valued aspects of learning. Here are five guidelines for teaching that skill.
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Progress Report Journal
Blog | Oct 22, 2015
Asking students to complete a short report on their progress mid-semester encourages them to reflect on their learning strategies and make improvements.
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Quizzing: The Single Best Teaching Tip
Blog | Oct 15, 2015
Frequent quizzes give students the opportunity to continually review what they are learning. This process helps move the new knowledge into long-term memory.
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Encourage Your Students to Adopt Successful Behaviors
Blog | Oct 08, 2015
Teach students the behaviors that will help them succeed, both in your classroom and in their lives: being passionate about the goal; working hard; getting really good at something; focusing; pushing yourself; serving others something of value; having a good idea; and persisting.
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Get Early Semester Feedback From Your Students
Blog | Oct 01, 2015
Early Semester Feedback is a great way to see how your students are experiencing your course and increase student engagement.
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Educational Technology to Promote Student Engagement
Blog | Sep 24, 2015
Now that students arrive carrying encyclopedias in their pockets, it is imperative that we stimulate both their minds and their technology and not let them sit passively. (Bowen, 2012)
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Facts and Fantasies about How Students Learn
Blog | Sep 16, 2015
What is the best way to learn content and skills in a new discipline? How much can we trust our intuitions about how we learn to guide decisions about how we should study new material? Students and instructors wrestle with these questions. Popular culture is rife with advice about how to study, but not all of this advice is well-grounded in evidence.
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The ADA Syllabus Statement: Moving Beyond the Boilerplate
Blog | Sep 09, 2015
As an instructor, you want your students to learn. You don't want a student to struggle unnecessarily, especially when a simple accommodation like a distraction-free test environment or a recording device for lectures would have made the difference between success and failure. You want to create the conditions in which accommodations are viewed not as inconveniences but as integral parts of an inclusive classroom, an environment where our diverse bodies and minds are valued for their differences.
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