by Christopher Grabau, Program Director, Reinert Center The final weeks of any semester bring a whirlwind of responsibility. Between exams, grading, and end-of-term tasks, it often feels like an endless to-do list. For graduate student instructors (GSIs), the stakes are even higher. They are often juggling teaching responsibilities alongside their own coursework and program demands. … Continue reading Prioritizing Teaching Development: End-of-Semester Mentoring for Graduate Student Instructors
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Resourced Revisited: The Mission-Aligned Dimension in the SLU Teaching Effectiveness Framework
by Nicole States, Instructional Developer, Reinert Center The Resources Revisited series highlights existing resources available to the SLU community that may be especially timely or useful at certain points in the academic year. This is Part 2 in our Resource Revested Series focused on SLU’s Teaching Effectiveness Framework. In this post, we will focus on… Continue reading Resourced Revisited: The Mission-Aligned Dimension in the SLU Teaching Effectiveness Framework
A Little Bit Goes a Long Way in Supporting Student Well-Being
Beth Petitjean, Digital Learning Specialist, Reinert Center Despite having been an undergraduate student many moons ago, it wasn’t until I started teaching that I ever considered student well-being. I’ve often wondered how many of my teachers ever intentionally considered it either. Looking back to my undergraduate years in Pennsylvania as a theater major, there is… Continue reading A Little Bit Goes a Long Way in Supporting Student Well-Being
Resources Revisited: The Learning-Focused Dimension in the SLU Teaching Effectiveness Framework
by Eric Royer, Program Director, Reinert Center The Reinert Center’s Resources Revisited series highlights existing resources available to the SLU teaching community that may be especially timely or useful at certain points in the academic year. The next three entries in this series focus on the Teaching Effectiveness Framework, which is meant to promote greater… Continue reading Resources Revisited: The Learning-Focused Dimension in the SLU Teaching Effectiveness Framework
AI, Productivity, and Learning in a World That Won’t Slow Down
by Nicole States, Instructional Developer, Reinert Center We live in a world that celebrates constant motion, where productivity is a badge of honor and “busy” is a personality trait. In this culture, it’s no wonder Generative AI (GenAI) feels both thrilling and threatening. For many of us, our livelihoods and everything we value about learning… Continue reading AI, Productivity, and Learning in a World That Won’t Slow Down
Remembering Jim Korn
by Gina Merys, Director, Reinert Center James H. Korn, Ph.D.: 1938-2025 : SLU - Saint Louis University Throughout my life, I have encountered a few extraordinary people—people who exemplify traits and values to which many aspire but few attain. Jim Korn was one of those extraordinary people. Although I only had the pleasure of meeting… Continue reading Remembering Jim Korn
Collaborating with Generative AI
by Robert Cole, Program Director, Reinert Center AI slop is a less than endearing term for the relatively low quality, derivative, and hastily generated output from generative AI based on the prompts we provide. If you have dabbled in what generative AI can produce or not, left unchanged or unedited, you may well agree that… Continue reading Collaborating with Generative AI
An Instructional Developer’s Reflection on the Teaching Effectiveness Framework
by Mitch Lorenz, Instructional Developer, Reinert Center Saint Louis University’s Teaching Effectiveness Framework (TEF), a broad collection of effective teaching practices that can be used to reflect on the quality of teaching across the university, is being introduced this semester. As an instructional developer, someone in the business of “effective teaching” you might say, I’ve… Continue reading An Instructional Developer’s Reflection on the Teaching Effectiveness Framework
Resources Revisited: Assessing Students Mid-Semester
by Beth Petitjean, Digital Learning Specialist, Reinert Center Welcome to the Reinert Center’s new feature, Resources Revisited. This series highlights existing resources available to the SLU community that may be especially timely or useful at certain points in the academic year. It’s October. That time of year when pumpkin spice is everywhere and mid-semester assessments… Continue reading Resources Revisited: Assessing Students Mid-Semester
Utilizing the Reinert Center Services to Support Graduate Student Professional Development
by Christopher Grabau, Program Director, Reinert Center Graduate student success often requires more than mastering coursework and research. It demands building a diverse network of professional relationships and experiences that can extend beyond your coursework or your primary advisor. Recent research from the University of Michigan's Rackham Graduate School (2024) emphasizes the importance of cultivating… Continue reading Utilizing the Reinert Center Services to Support Graduate Student Professional Development
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