Learning Activities Aligned with Significant Learning Outcomes Below are ideas for teaching and learning activities and methods that align well with each category of the Taxonomy of Significant...
Strategies for Encouraging Self-Directed Learning
Today’s college graduates must be able to think critically and creatively, and be able to communicate and collaborate effectively. Twenty-first century teaching and learning must be focused on more...
The Art of Gathering Applied to the College Classroom
"It just feels different in my classes." "We are back, but it doesn't feel like we are back together." Versions of these sentiments can be heard across college campuses this fall. Students are back...
Tips to Regain Attention in the Active Learning Classroom
How to re-establish attention after group work in a college class When using active learning and engaging students in group discussions, the classroom can get noisy very quickly. For example, asking...
Easy Icebreakers for synchronous online class sessions
Building community is essential in online and virtual spaces. Studies of asynchronous online learning based on the Community of Inquiry (COI) framework have long shown the need for social presence...





