March 2020 archive

SIP 11.9 Emergency Transitioning to Remote Teaching and Learning

Thirsty for a Strong Instructional Practice? This week, the SIPsquad would like to focus on supporting faculty members as they move into perhaps the most challenging moment in our institution’s history: fully implementing remote teaching and learning, mid-semester. This unprecedented precautionary measure, intended to combat the spread and impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) on …

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SIP 11.8 Designing Group Work with Universal Design for Learning

Thirsty for a Strong Instructional Practice?   There are many great arguments for using group work in your classes, either as an instructional strategy in class or as a component of formal graded assignments. In her book Learning to Collaborate, Collaborating to Learn: Engaging Students in the Classroom and Online, Janet Salmons reviews the research …

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SIP 11.7 Creating ‘True’ Breaks — Not Assigning Work over Break

Thirsty for a Strong Instructional Practice? The SIPsquad is excited to bring you this Throwback Thursday selection! Take a look at this gem from Year Four –  “Creating ‘True’ Breaks – Not Assigning Work over Break.”  Have you ever noticed that the energy in the classroom after Spring Break can be a little … subdued? …

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