by Gina Merys, Associate Director, Reinert Center While it is easy to think of social media as a place for non-academic conversations or short bursts of impulsive prose, using social media can also be a way to link students’ experiences out of the classroom with what they are learning in the classroom. Not only can… Continue reading Using Twitter to Promote Inclusive Learning
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Features of an Inclusive Syllabus
by Debie Lohe, Director, Reinert Center Creating an inclusive learning environment begins with the course syllabus. In spite of how packed with information our syllabi can be, they often exclude more than they include. Disciplinary jargon and institutional abbreviations, the unwritten academic “rules of the game” we assume all students understand, the tone used when… Continue reading Features of an Inclusive Syllabus
A Creative Teaching Tip that Doesn’t Involve Reinventing the Wheel
by Elizabeth Gockel-Blessing, Associate Dean for Student and Academic Affairs, Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science PROLOGUE: Setting the Stage For over 20 years, I taught a medical laboratory science course that contained an interactive case study unit. The cases consist of a short introduction of the patient under investigation, the patient’s symptoms, and initial laboratory… Continue reading A Creative Teaching Tip that Doesn’t Involve Reinventing the Wheel
Sustainability Pedagogy
by James Fortney, Instructional Developer, Reinert Center In August 2016, the Reinert Center co-sponsored a daylong workshop focused on sustainability in curriculum development and individual course design. A goal of the workshop was to find ways to empower students with the tools and knowledge they need to be leaders in a future characterized by rapid… Continue reading Sustainability Pedagogy
Congratulations Fall 2016 Certificate in University Teaching Skills Recipients!
The Reinert Center for Transformative Teaching and Learning honored a record number of completions for a fall semester, with eighteen Certificate in University Teaching Skills recipients and six Foundations Certificate in University Teaching Skills recipients at our Fall Ceremony on Friday, December 2, 2016. Dr. Elizabeth Richard, from the Department of Communication, began the ceremony by… Continue reading Congratulations Fall 2016 Certificate in University Teaching Skills Recipients!
New resource guide on Active Listening to Support Inclusive Teaching
A new resource guide on Active Listening to Support Inclusive Teaching [LINK] has been posted to the Reinert Center website [LINK]. If you want to talk with someone about active listening in your own classes, you may request a teaching consultation by completing this form [LINK]. If you have ideas for resource guide topics you would like to see posted, share them… Continue reading New resource guide on Active Listening to Support Inclusive Teaching
How Inclusive Are Your Courses? Tools for Self-Assessment
by Debie Lohe, Director, Reinert Center As part of the Reinert Center’s ongoing focus on inclusive teaching, we continue to add just-in-time resources and tips to our website, in order to help faculty act on their commitments to design and teach courses with inclusion as an explicit priority. In spite of our best intentions, we… Continue reading How Inclusive Are Your Courses? Tools for Self-Assessment
Transparent Assignments
by Sandy Gambill, Sr. Instructional Developer, Reinert Center What if I told you it was possible to “increase academic confidence, a sense of belonging, and mastery of skills that employers look for when hiring,” in your students, simply by implementing a couple of small changes in the way you present assignments? That was the challenge… Continue reading Transparent Assignments
Mindful Minutes: Towards a Contemplative Pedagogy
by James Fortney, Instructional Developer, Reinert Center I recently attended a workshop* on contemplative pedagogy at the Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education (POD) conference in Louisville, Kentucky. Facilitated by Dr. Michael Sweet from Northeastern University, participants were invited to practice, discuss, and develop mindfulness activities for any teaching situation. Contemplative pedagogy emphasizes… Continue reading Mindful Minutes: Towards a Contemplative Pedagogy
Reflecting on Diversity Discussions in the Classroom: A Praxis Workshop Follow Up
by Mitch Lorenz and Yang Li, Graduate Assistants, Reinert Center In our final Praxis Workshop of the semester, attendees explored the challenges of broaching the topic of diversity with students in class discussions. Participants reflected on how diversity discussions fit in their classrooms and what challenges they face when planning diversity discussions or when they… Continue reading Reflecting on Diversity Discussions in the Classroom: A Praxis Workshop Follow Up
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