STEM Active Learning With Paul Blowers
News Roundup: Preparing for Midsemester
This week, professors offer suggestions for teaching midsemester, such as providing materials to prepare students for receiving their first big grade and remembering to focus on the student experience when taking over a course from another instructor. Sign up for The Q Newsletter for the latest news and insights about higher education teaching and learning. Making […]
A Metacognitive Approach to Midsemester Feedback
You’re on a road trip but are uncertain whether you’re headed in the right direction. What do you do? You can either continue on your way and hope you arrive at your destination or ask someone in the area how to get there. If you choose the first option, you might be successful—or you may […]
Midsemester Feedback That Matters
News Roundup: Excitement for Teaching
One professor describes how Google’s research on teamwork can be applied to higher education, and another explains how instructors can rediscover their excitement for teaching. Sign up for The Q Newsletter for weekly news and insights. How the Provost Can Help Students Succeed Mark Canada has led two major student success initiatives. Here, he describes […]
Podcasting Great Teaching
Announcing ACUE and Teaching in Higher Ed’s Collaboration
We couldn’t be more thrilled to announce our collaboration with Dr. Bonni Stachowiak and the Teaching in Higher Ed (TiHE) podcast. Welcome, Bonni! Great discussion is the mainstay of learning, and Bonni is one of the best conversationalists we know. As creator and host of TiHE, her 174 episodes (and counting!) share insights through informative and fun […]
News Roundup: Learning in Lectures
Two professors describe ways instructors can promote students’ learning in lectures, and award-winning faculty weigh in on what good teaching looks like. Sign up for The Q Newsletter for weekly news and insights. Capturing Students’ Attention in Lectures Christine Harrington and Todd Zakrajsek suggest ways to help students avoid distractions and focus on learning during […]
“We cannot condone poor teaching”: Mary Sue Coleman
Realizing a “New Normal” of Evidence-Based Instruction
In a provocative new report, AAU President Mary Sue Coleman calls for a “new normal” in which “all faculty members will both use and be rewarded for using evidence-based approaches to instruction.” In the paper—a progress update on AAU’s Undergraduate STEM Education Initiative—Coleman calls for quality instruction, noting “we cannot condone poor teaching of introductory […]
