Thirsty for a Strong Instructional Practice? As much as we try to make our instruction student-centered, or to use Maryellen Weimer’s term, learner-centered, we tend to create our assignments and grading schemes free of student input. While this is a common practice, it can leave students feeling disempowered. Grading itself is already fraught with power …
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Feb 09 2017
SIP 5.4 Guided Notes
Thirsty for a Strong Instructional Practice? Lecture is one of the most widely used methods of instruction in the higher education setting. When lecture is the main mode of instruction, we often wonder just how much students are comprehending and retaining. As mentioned in last week’s SIP 5.3 How to Teach Note-Taking Skills, it can …
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Feb 02 2017
SIP 5.3 How to Teach Note-Taking Skills
Thirsty for a Strong Instructional Practice? How often have you been in the middle of a dynamic lecture or lesson and looked out to see that only a fraction of the class is taking notes? We know that students who take good notes score better on exams, have better comprehension of material, and retain information …
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Jan 26 2017
SIP 5.2 Supporting Undocumented Students
Thirsty for a Strong Instructional Practice? Sometimes the best instructional practices have nothing to do with content delivery or methodological design, but instead focus on creating a classroom environment in which students can feel safe enough to fully participate in the educational enterprise. President Jordan has been a leader in supporting higher education for undocumented …
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Jan 19 2017
SIP 5.1 Preparing Your Class for the Higher Learning Commission Accreditation Visit
Thirsty for a Strong Instructional Practice? Have you ever had that feeling that there is a buzz about something on campus– something that you don’t quite understand but realize is important–and you choose to turn the volume down and listen to the other, louder voices in your head? Well, this is how the SIPsquad was …
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Dec 08 2016
SIP 4.15 Is it me? Reflecting on our Teaching from a Student Perspective
Thirsty for a Strong Instructional Practice? If you are like me, there are usually one or two topics in each class you teach about which students say things like it’s too hard, it’s too easy, you’re not fair, etc. As the semester draws down, consider looking inward and reflecting on how well your teaching has …
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Nov 30 2016
SIP 4.14 Ensuring Online Accessibility: Three Best Practices
Thirsty for a Strong Instructional Practice? As creators of instructional content and designers of meaningful online learning experiences, establishing a consistent process for ensuring accessibility isn’t easy. At some point, we all encounter moments when we sacrifice universal accessibility for the sake of just getting things done. Beyond saving time, as humans, we’re also just …
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Nov 17 2016
SIP 4.13 Creating a Culture of Academic Integrity
Thirsty for a Strong Instructional Practice? Students know that cheating is wrong, but that doesn’t always translate into carefully documented sources in a research paper or turning down a friend’s help on a take-home exam. Surveys indicate that a majority of students have cheated during their time in college. What can faculty do to improve …
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Nov 03 2016
SIP 4.11 Student-Centered vs. Learner-Centered Teaching
Thirsty for a Strong Instructional Practice? For years now, faculty development circles have been tossing around the phrases “student-centered” and “learner-centered.” We are all pretty clear on the fact that the “sage on the stage” has given way to the “guide on the side,” but how do we “faculty guides” center our practice appropriately? Aren’t …
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