Equity-Based Teaching Practices We Can Adopt Immediately
The past few years have highlighted an indisputable need to address equity more intentionally in our courses. And yet, pandemic-related changes have pulled educators in many new directions and left us tired and wary of taking on new or unfamiliar practices. Fortunately, there are teaching strategies that support inclusive practices without involving a big timeContinue reading “Equity-Based Teaching Practices We Can Adopt Immediately”
Transforming Your Syllabus with an Equity Mindset: The Role of Policy Statements
How do we Manage Policy Statements within an Inclusive Course Syllabus? Our Designing a Motivational Syllabus course, based on the book by the same name, guides college instructors through the process of re-thinking and re-inventing a course syllabus. Although many may view the course syllabus as a logistical document that is rarely used after theContinue reading “Transforming Your Syllabus with an Equity Mindset: The Role of Policy Statements”
3 Significant Benefits of Integrated Course (Re)Design
One of the best parts of teaching a course about course design is seeing faculty view prior teaching “challenges” as exciting new opportunities. In Significant Learning by Design, based on Dee Fink’s Integrated Course Design framework and the Taxonomy of Significant Learning, this happens quite frequently. Although it would be wonderful to share each andContinue reading “3 Significant Benefits of Integrated Course (Re)Design”
Learning Outcome Verb List for Fink’s Taxonomy of Significant Learning
Download our list of learning outcome verbs that align with Dee Fink’s Taxonomy of Significant Learning. A word of caution about using verbs as a magical solution. As a study by Claudia Stanny exemplifies, an analysis of 30 widely-used compilations of verbs for Bloom’s categories revealed that many lists frequently put the same verb inContinue reading “Learning Outcome Verb List for Fink’s Taxonomy of Significant Learning”
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Dedicated to sharing ideas, challenges, resources, and useful tips, this blog series will focus on strategies and inspiration for teaching intentionally amidst our busy and chaotic lives. Posts written primarily by Bridget Arend.
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