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A Memo to Students about Studying for Finals

Posted by on December 7, 2016

The end of the semester is rarely pretty. You’re tired. I’m tired. We both have too much to do, and you’re feeling the pressure to perform well on finals.

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Getting Students’ Names Right: It’s Personal

Posted by on November 16, 2016

Learning students’ names and pronouncing them correctly is one of the easiest ways to create a climate of inclusion and improve student learning.

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Humor in the Classroom | Teaching Professor Blog

Posted by on November 2, 2016

Humor doesn’t cause learning, but it does help create conditions to help it along. Humor tends to put students at ease, which may encourage engagement.

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You’re Never Too Old to Observe or Be Observed

Posted by on September 21, 2016

Why you should spend more time watching your colleagues teach.

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A Memo to My Students Re: College and the Real World

Posted by on August 17, 2016

What happens in college and what you’ll be doing in your career aren’t the same, but they aren’t as different as many of you seem to think.

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A Learner-Centered Syllabus Helps Set the Tone for Learning

Posted by on August 17, 2016

A learner-centered syllabus can take many forms, but often includes shared decision-making, a rationale for course objectives and tips for staying on track.

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Trying Something New? Seven Things that Boost Success Rates

Posted by on August 16, 2016

Trying a new quizzing strategy, assignment, or group activity? There are things you can do to boost the chance of success when you roll out something new.

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Teaching Quantitative Problem-Solving Skills

Posted by on August 16, 2016

Teach problem-solving by guiding STEM students through complete or partially worked-out problems and derivations using the TAPPS active-learning structure.

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