Thirsty for a Strong Instructional Practice? Have you ever thought that the longer you teach, the more you expect students to know certain things – such as that coming to office hours is useful or to reach out before an assignment or problem set is due to ask for help or for an extension? What …
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Feb 13 2020
SIP 11.4 Going for a Stroll as a Teaching Strategy
Thirsty for a Strong Instructional Practice? What can you do when students in small groups seem reluctant to talk? You might already pair students up to talk about a concept in class. But have you paired them up and then still heard crickets? It could be because the students feel uncomfortable – uncomfortable speaking with …
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Feb 06 2020
SIP 11.3 Energizing and Reigniting Tired or Busy Brains
Thirsty for a Strong Instructional Practice? We have all been there, having to endure lengthy meetings or long class periods where there are limited opportunities to get up and move, challenging our abilities to stay focused. Dozing off and droopy eyelids can be a thing of the past by using Brain Energizers in your classroom. …
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Jan 30 2020
SIP 11.2 Demystifying Office Hours
Thirsty for a Strong Instructional Practice? Overheard on campus: Student 1: I am so confused about this assignment. I don’t even understand what the professor is asking me to do. Student 2: Maybe you should go talk to her during her office hours about the assignment. Student 1: Oh, I don’t want to bother her. …
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Dec 05 2019
SIP 10.15 Tips for Successful iClicker Use
Thirsty for a Strong Instructional Practice? Last week’s SIP discussed reasons why faculty might want to use Student Response Systems. This week’s SIP extends the discussion and provides tips for iClicker use. With more than 7 million student users, iClicker is the most popular SRS in the U.S. today. Along with 1,100 other institutions, several Metropolitan State …
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Nov 21 2019
SIP 10.14 Student Response Systems
Thirsty for a Strong Instructional Practice? Engaging a room full of students can be challenging. Simply asking “who can tell me … ?” or using one of its different forms – “does anyone know the answer?” – usually leads to the same result: the same few students raise their hands, and their responses serve as a …
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Nov 14 2019
SIP 10.13 Using Active Learning Strategies in Online Courses
Thirsty for a Strong Instructional Practice? The trifecta of effective online instruction comprises social presence (see SIP 10.10), instructor/teaching presence (see SIP 10.2) and cognitive presence. Cognitive presence is a combination of active learning, critical thinking and reflection. Most people learn best by actively working with new concepts and ideas, rather than passively reading about them …
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Nov 07 2019
SIP 10.12 Recreational and Competitive Gaming on Campus
Thirsty for a Strong Instructional Practice? Extracurricular activities support student success, and the ever-expanding recreational and competitive gaming industry – otherwise known as esports – is another way for students to engage and get involved on campus outside the classroom. Extracurricular activities positively benefit involved students, as data shows that they tend to miss fewer …
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Oct 31 2019
SIP 10.11 Supporting Learning in Students with Autism: Strategies that Benefit all Students
Thirsty for a Strong Instructional Practice? We acknowledge that some individuals prefer being addressed as “autistic”, and others prefer “person with autism”. In this article, we use person-first language and not identify-first language. Aaron is a bright 28-year-old with a diagnosis of autism. He wants to be a physicist. He always aces his math and …
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