Teaching Tip for the Week of July 10, 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
Mays Imad to Speak at the 2023 Conference on Innovative Teaching & Student Success
The Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, in partnership with the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and the Office of Disability Services, is thrilled to announce our keynote speaker for this year’s Conference on Innovative Teaching and Student Success, Dr. Mays Imad. Dr. Imad will present during day 1 of the conference, on
Teaching Tip for the Week of June 26, 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 June 12, 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 June 5, 2023
This summer, the CETL will be presenting one tip per week, focusing on a teaching practice or strategy in more depth. If there are any topics you’d like to see us explore, please let us know! We also welcome guest posts from faculty who have a tip they would like to share with their colleagues.
2023 Conference on Innovative Teaching and Student Success
Balancing Rigor and Compassion: Supporting Students on Their Path to Greatness College is meant to be a time for young people to explore, mature, and become “inquiring, ethical, and productive global citizens.” To facilitate such development, many scholars argue that educators must address the entirety of students’ developmental needs (i.e., psychological, social, emotional, physical, and
Tips for the Week of May 22, 2023
Cultivating Mutual Enjoyment for Sustainable Teaching Historically, teaching has been considered a primarily cognitive activity; a transmission of knowledge from instructor to student. More recently, studies have explored the impact of emotion in the classroom and how it can shape the learning environment. When displayed by the instructor, positive emotions such as passion and enthusiasm
Tips for the Week of May 15, 2023
Using Multimedia to Improve Learning and Career Readiness “Preparing our students for a professional world that relies increasingly on digital media and communication to fuel values-driven innovation, collaboration, and productivity” (Bass & Lawrence-Riddell, 2020, para. 2) necessitates an instructional approach that effectively integrates technology and facilitates the development of digital literacy skills. Considering both multimedia theory and Universal Design
Tips for the Week of May 8, 2023
Thinking Outside the Box: Writing in the Age of ChatGPT As ChatGPT continues to advance, many have argued that we should accept that we can’t fight it, “out-prompt it”, rely entirely on detection tools, or throw out written assignments altogether. James Lang suggests that this is an opportunity to think more creatively about our writing
Tips for the Week of May 1, 2023
Flipping for Active, Engaged Learning The term “flipped learning” is no longer new in higher education, but what does it mean for Chapman’s mission of personalized education? Flipped learning is based on an inverted model of traditional teaching, in which students listen to lectures in class and complete learning tasks like problem sets at home.