Teaching Tips for the Week of September 25, 2023
In case you missed it… we’re revisiting a post from earlier this year about the importance of feedback, mid-term check-ins with your students, and creating an engaging classroom. Providing Meaningful & Effective Feedback One of the most important factors leading to students’ academic growth is the quality of feedback they receive from their instructors. Woolf
New Early Career Faculty Program Launching in October
New Series for Early Career Faculty: Productive Pathways to Promotion To compliment your college/school mentoring program and events sponsored by the Office of Faculty Advancement, the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning is excited to announce its year-long program and community specifically designed to support early career, tenure-track (TT) and non-tenure-track (NTT) faculty. Clear
Teaching Tips for the Week of September 18, 2023
The Power of Prediction: Activating Prior Knowledge to Boost Learning In a traditional course structure, we deliver information through readings, lectures, and other instructional activities. Students are then asked to practice the skills or application of information we’ve provided by answering questions or solving problems. What would happen if we asked students to answer these
Teaching Tips for the Week of September 11, 2023
Strategies for Success: Tips to Share with Students As the fall term gets underway, now is the time for students to learn about and implement realistic, evidence-based strategies for their academic success. In their article, Optimizing Learning in College: Tips from Cognitive Psychology, the authors provide several high-impact strategies to help students better manage their
Teaching Tips for the Week of August 28, 2023
Calming Anxiety and Inspire Students: First Day Strategies Do you remember how you felt on your first day of college? For most of us, this was a time of great excitement and anticipation – perhaps a chance to live away from home, make new friends, and explore interesting ideas and diverse perspectives that would help
Opportunities for Professional Development with the CETL
CETL Events & Programs As we look forward to the start of the fall term, the CETL team is excited to announce our 2023-2024 programming. These sessions have been designed with the success of both our faculty and students in mind. Our goal is to provide faculty with practical strategies that can be implemented in
Teaching Tip for the Week of August 7, 2023
10 Tips for Fostering Inclusive Learning Environments Terms such as inclusivity, diversity, belonging, and equity come up frequently in education research and literature these days, but what do they actually mean in the context of teaching? As we begin to consider how we can be more inclusive in our teaching practices, it is important to
Teaching Tip for the Week of July 31, 2023
This summer, the CETL will be presenting one tip per week, to provide a more in-depth discussion of evidence-based teaching practices. If there are specific topics you would like to see CETL explore, please let us know! We also welcome guest posts from faculty who have a teaching tip they would like to share with
Teaching Tip for the Week of July 24, 2023
This summer, the CETL will be presenting one tip per week, to provide a more in-depth discussion of evidence-based teaching practices. If there are specific topics you would like to see CETL explore, please let us know! We also welcome guest posts from faculty who have a teaching tip they would like to share with
Teaching Tip for the Week of July 17, 2023
This summer, the CETL will be presenting one tip per week, to provide a more in-depth discussion of evidence-based teaching practices. If there are specific topics you would like to see CETL explore, please let us know! We also welcome guest posts from faculty who have a teaching tip they would like to share with