Hybrid NUflex “Being There” in Online Courses By intentionally monitoring how you project social presence, you can enhance the sense of community in your online course.
Hybrid NUflex “Teaching Presence” in the Community of Inquiry Framework What is "teaching presence"? Faculty whose teaching experience has all occurred in a physical classroom may wonder what it means…
CATLR Tips and Resources Accessible Lecture Materials in Hybrid NUflex Accessibility is defined as making something (such as a lecture in a course) usable to as many people as possible.…
Foundations of Learning Active Learning Methods "The teacher can advance learning only by influencing what the student does to learn." - Herbert A. Simon
Hybrid NUflex Active Learning Outputs Active learning techniques that create an output or artifact can provide concrete evidence of your students' thinking. (One post of a three-part series.)
Hybrid NUflex Active Learning with Student Groups Students working in groups is a common method to increase engagement and activate learning. (One post of a three-part series.)
Hybrid NUflex Aligning Course Learning Outcomes The process of backward design helps you align sessions and student work with desired learning outcomes, leading to deeper understanding
Hybrid NUflex Collaborating With Learners on Gathering Feedback A feedback team is a small group of students who meet with an instructor throughout a course with the goal of enhancing learning.
Diversity and Inclusion Creating a Course Climate that Enhances Learning Even in the most content-focused course, climate plays a dramatic role in what, how much, and how effectively our students are able to learn.
Success Culturally Inclusive Teaching Strategies We are all shaped by our pasts—our backgrounds inevitably influence what we bring to the moment, how we experience it, and what we can learn from it as individuals.
Hybrid NUflex Deepen Conceptual Understanding Through Writing-to-Learn Informal writing-to-learn activities can support student learning in powerful, process-focused ways.
Assessment Early/Midterm Course Feedback Gathering feedback by the middle of the term from students can be a valuable tool.
Hybrid NUflex Educator Spotlight: Darin Detwiler Associate Teaching Professor Mark Sivak (CAMD, COE) discusses how the Teaching Fundamentals workshop helped him rethink his courses as well as shares his experience as a CALTR Teaching Inquiry Fellow and CATLR Faculty Scholar.
Foundations of Learning Facilitating Discussions Regardless of the size or format, certain factors can influence the extent to which a discussion “works” to deepen learning.
Hybrid NUflex Faculty Discuss Online Teaching – Pt. 2 When designing an online course, practical advice from those with experience can be invaluable.
Foundations of Learning Flipped Course Design Flipping the class moves passive learning outside of the classroom to make time in class for structured application.
Preparing to Teach Fostering Belonging Supporting students’ sense of belonging positively impacts their academic success and overall well-being.
Foundations of Learning Giving Learners Effective Feedback Good feedback helps your learners get closer to achieving the goals you have for them, and can also bring more meaning to your relationship with them as an educator.
Hybrid NUflex Giving Your Students the “Big Picture” Many educators are now discovering the many-faceted value of a “Course Graphic.”
Hybrid NUflex Hybrid Course Design Hybrid classes have a greater emphasis on out-of-class resources and interactions.
Hybrid NUflex Learning in Zoom Learning in Zoom is an adjustment if you are accustomed to attending class on-ground, but these recommendations and tips will…
Motivation Motivating Online Students What motivates students? This question is particularly important to consider when facilitating an online course, as self-directed learning is key to student success in this format.
Hybrid NUflex Organize Your Online Course for Student Success The choices you make about how to communicate, organize, and label the components of your online course impacts students’ learning experiences.
Success Proactively Developing a Positive Course Climate While some factors are beyond our control, we can proactively deploy specific practices to increase the likelihood that a positive, supportive “course climate” will prevail
Prior Knowledge Prompts for Meaningful Reflection Reflection is an important part of learning that pushes the learner to think more deeply or differently.
Hybrid NUflex Re-envisioning Lectures These four tips will help you design lectures that help students process and make sense of presentation contents
Hybrid NUflex Set the Tone on the First Day of Class in Your Hybrid NUflex Course Like many aspects of teaching, helping students develop a sense of belonging and community can impact learning in both face-to-face…
Diversity and Inclusion Supporting an Inclusive Course Climate in the Heat of Challenging Moments Course climate is at the core of creating a classroom environment that fosters learning for every student.
Foundations of Learning Supporting Learner Responsibility There is a balance to strike between supportive "scaffolding" and the motivating experience of choice.
Hybrid NUflex Supporting Learning in Zoom If you are a teaching assistant (TA), supporting Zoom may be a formal part of your role. If you are…
CATLR Tips and Resources Supporting Online Learners While classroom norms are baked into the student experience, the online learning environment is unfamiliar for many students and may…
Foundations of Learning Supporting Our Learners in Difficult Times How can we support our learners in difficult times—and in ways that integrate with our own personal needs and pedagogical approaches?
Hybrid NUflex Team-Based Learning An increasingly popular form of collaborative learning that solves most of the problems associated with traditional group work.
Foundations of Learning The Power of Affirming One’s Values A values affirmation is one of the most studied self-affirmation interventions because it is through the lens of personal values that the self is evaluated.
Foundations of Learning Three Principles for Using Peer-Feedback Among Learners Sometimes the person who has just learned something is the very best teacher of it, so peer-feedback can be effective in ways instructor feedback cannot.
Motivation Two-Stage Exams By building in a second, collaborative phase to the exam process, two-stage exams leverage individual accountability as well as greater learning with fellow students.
Hybrid NUflex What Factors Contribute to a High Quality Online Course? CATLR’s Online Course Design Learning Potential Rubric is designed to help faculty operationalize evidence-based learning principles in online courses.
Experiential Learning What Is Active Learning? An overview of how we learn from what we do and some familiar activities that illuminate the importance of activity to engaged learning.
