Oct 21 2015
Thirsty for Strong Instructional Practice? We all know that experiential learning has great impact on our students – learning can, and should, happen everywhere. But valuable learning experiences outside the classroom are not easy to plan, execute, and follow up on – what to do? Take a SIP of This: On-Campus Field Trips Let the …
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Oct 08 2015
Thirsty for Strong Instructional Practice? One-minute quick-write activities ask students to stop what they are doing and produce a written response in only one minute. This technique can be used to collect feedback by asking them to identify what they thought the most confusing point of class was or to voice a question that was …
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Oct 01 2015
Thirsty for Strong Instructional Practice? Formative assessments are formal or informal feedback tools to learn what your students have or have not learned in class. They are quick and detailed feedback to let the students know how they are doing and to let the teacher know when to re-teach or to move on with a …
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Sep 24 2015
Thirsty for Strong Instructional Practice? “Equity” is a word that seems to be tossed around a lot in higher education these days. But what does it mean? And how can we promote equity in the classroom or in our student services interactions? MSU Denver prides itself on being very diverse—doesn’t that mean we already practice …
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Sep 16 2015
Thirsty for Strong Instructional Practice? Discussions can be an excellent strategy for enhancing student motivation, fostering intellectual agility, and encouraging democratic habits. They create opportunities for students to practice and sharpen a number of skills, including the ability to articulate and defend positions, consider different points of view, and enlist and evaluate evidence. While discussions …
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Sep 10 2015
Thirsty for Strong Instructional Practice? As professors, faculty, and administrators, most of us are familiar with the challenge of engaging first year students in academic work and social life on campus. However, it is important to take note of the special attention that must be given to first-year students during this critical time of transition. …
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Sep 04 2015
Thirsty for Strong Instructional Practice? Class discussions in which every student participates are a dream for faculty—and sometimes merely a fantasy. We may assume that students who are quiet during discussions are unprepared or disengaged, but another very likely explanation is that they are simply introverted. Many studies put the percentage of introverts in the …
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Aug 25 2015
Thirsty for Strong Instructional Practice? The growth in online enrollments is now outpacing the growth of traditional enrollments. The 2013 Survey of Online Learning conducted by the Babson Survey Research Group reveals that the number of higher education students taking at least one online course has now surpassed 7.1 million (http://www.onlinelearningsurvey.com/highered.html). With the advent of …
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Aug 18 2015
Thirsty for Strong Instructional Practice? Welcome to the first day of the new semester! Everyone is excited, the room is filled with promise. You don’t want to kill the mood by spending the entire first day going over the syllabus, but when you enter the classroom and look at 25 new students, you wonder how …
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May 08 2015
Thirsty for a Strong Instructional Practice? As instructors we are often met with students wondering why our content is important. Incorporating service learning into your course will help students intrinsically see the value of your content because they will be using the content in real-world applications. Take a SIP of this: Service Learning What is …
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