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Moving from “Why Aren’t They Reading?” to Creating a Culture of Reading
by Elisabeth Hedrick-Moser, Graduate Assistant, Reinert Center Skeptical that your students did the reading? Chances are you’re probably right to be. Studies show that on any given day, about 1/3 of...
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Fostering Critical Thinking through the Socratic Method
by Dipti Subramanium, Post-Doctoral Fellow, Reinert Center As one of the oldest styles of teaching, the Socratic method is an open-ended, inquiry-based model that prompts the students with questions as...
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Broader Identity as Change Agents
by Jerod Quinn, Instructional Developer, Reinert Center Like many of you, I spent some of my time this semester preparing a workshop for a conference. This was the primary professional conference for...
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Oblique strategies for teaching
by Chris Grabau, Instructional Developer, Reinert Center Some teachers may find themselves feeling like they are in a bit of a rut in their teaching. It’s an all too common feeling in which something...
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Concept Mapping and the Constructive Learning Process
by Kelly McEnerney, Graduate Assistant, Reinert Center Scientific thought…is not momentary; it is not a static instance; it is a process (Piaget, 1968). This notion of thought as a process is the...
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Promoting student self-assessment in the classroom
by Dipti Subramanium, Post-Doctoral Fellow, Reinert Center The idea of student self-assessment is not something that we always think to incorporate into our teaching practices. However, being...
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Assessing Higher-Order Thinking
by Kelly McEnerney, Graduate Assistant, Reinert Center The tendency for students to become consumed with grades at the expense of learning is all too common. It is evidenced in certain questions...
View ArticleTeaching Podcasts
Looking for an easy way to get in some professional development during your summer travels? Teaching in Higher Ed is a free podcasting site with episodes on topics ranging from How to Take a Break to...
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Framing Assignments for Clarity
by Jerod Quinn, Instructional Developer I have known for a long time that I like to ramble when I talk, but it has been a recent discovery of mine that I also like to ramble when I write. While that’s...
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Dealing with Classroom Management Challenges
by Dipti Subramanium, Post-Doctoral Fellow, Reinert Center Classroom management challenges are not uncommon; they are something that all instructors face at different levels and times. Below are some...
View ArticleUsing Ground Rules to Support a Diverse Learning Environment
by Elisabeth Hedrick-Moser, Instructor When I was a college student, and before I thought about it more intentionally, I thought “diversity” in education was really code for “politically correct,” or...
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Creating Significant Learning Experiences: Takeaways from the Annual National...
by Sandy Gambill, Instructional Developer, Reinert Center Now in it’s 2nd edition, L. Dee Fink’s Creating Significant Learning Experiences has impacted many instructors’ decisions around course design....
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Effective Classroom Demonstrations
by Kelly McEnerney, Graduate Assistant, Reinert Center As pedagogical tools for engaging students, demonstrations serve a useful role in the classroom, particularly when used to introduce concepts that...
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New Resource Guide: Making Student Work Public Online
The Reinert Center has a series of brief resource guides designed to provide quick information on topics related to teaching. Our latest resource guide, Making Student Work Public Online, addresses...
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Communicating Engagement, Engaging Communication
by James Fortney, Instructional Developer, Reinert Center The term “engagement” continues to be fashionable in conversations about teaching, research, and the role of service in higher education. It...
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One Key to Pedagogical Success: Questions and Enduring the Awkward Silence
by Kenneth L. Parker, Steber Professor in Theological Studies At the beginning of each academic year, I have to relearn the same lesson: enduring the awkward silence after a question has been asked. At...
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Make Office Hours Great Again
by Mitch Lorenz, Graduate Assistant, Reinert Center The focus on effective teaching within the classroom can overshadow the importance of effective teaching outside of the classroom. Interactions with...
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How Do I Get My Students to Read the Assignment?
by Kim Levenhagen PT, DPT, WCC, Department of Physical Therapy and Athletic Training This has been a problem for me since my early years of teaching: I would come to class after assigning a reading...
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Collaborations in Teaching and Learning: A Transformative Experience
by Lenin Grajo, Assistant Professor, Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy In the Fall semester of 2013, I started having conversations about an international teaching and learning...
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Communicating Engagement, Engaging Communication: Part 2
by James Fortney, Instructional Developer, Reinert Center Earlier this fall, I posted a short entry in The Notebook about the role of communication in developing and sustaining classroom engagement. I...
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