by Robert Cole, 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. One of the most frequently discussed topics, especially at this time of year, is one of student engagement. In this post we… Continue reading Resources Revisited: Student Engagement
Author: Reinert Center
Academic Year 2025-26
by Gina Merys, Director, Reinert Center There is something quite remarkable about the beginning of a new academic year—there is a veneer of hope over everything. Anything can be true and everything feels possible. Even the most skeptical among us can find inspiration in the wide-eyed look on the faces of new students, relief in… Continue reading Academic Year 2025-26
Considerations for the Use of Generative AI in Faculty Work
by Robert Cole, Instructional Developer, Reinert Center As we all get progressively more and more busy, generative AI may come to some instructors’ minds as a way to ease our workload, while others are unsure whether they want to outsource their work in this way. There is an ethical balance in what we can do… Continue reading Considerations for the Use of Generative AI in Faculty Work
Resourced Revisited: Planning for the First Week of Classes
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. As the start of the Fall 2025 semester is approaching, now is a good time to think about how you will set… Continue reading Resourced Revisited: Planning for the First Week of Classes
No Time Like the Present
Book Review of Elizabeth A. Norell, The Present Professor: Authenticity and Transformational Teaching, volume 3 in the Teaching, Engaging, and Thriving in Higher Ed Series by Beth Petitjean, Digital Learning Specialist, Reinert Center It’s nearing the end of July. You know what that means? This is the last in my mini blog series reviewing books… Continue reading No Time Like the Present
What’s Your Name?
Book Review of Michelle D. Miller, A Teacher’s Guide to Learning Student Names, volume 2 in the Teaching, Engaging, and Thriving in Higher Ed Series by Beth Petitjean, Digital Learning Specialist, Reinert Center Names are part of our identity. We might not like our names, we might love our names, we might have nicknames, we… Continue reading What’s Your Name?
For Your Summer Reading Pleasure
For Your Summer Reading Pleasure - Book Review of Catherine J. Denial, A Pedagogy of Kindness (2024), volume 1 in the Teaching, Engaging, and Thriving in Higher Ed Series by Beth Petitjean, Digital Learning Specialist, Reinert Center Summertime! Although the livin’ might not be as seemingly idyllic as a Gershwin tune, the pace of academic… Continue reading For Your Summer Reading Pleasure
Resources Revisited: Preparing User-Friendly Course Materials
by Beth Petitjean, Digital Learning Specialist, 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. I don’t know about you, but I hate to rush. For anything. I’m always minutes, hours, days early for everything…meetings, getting… Continue reading Resources Revisited: Preparing User-Friendly Course Materials
Intention Clarification and the Benefits of Non-Content Communication
by Mitch Lorenz, Instructional Developer, Reinert Center Summer is here! Somehow, it is already June and, for those teaching on 9-month contracts, it is time for that annual summer tradition of kicking back, relaxing, and engaging in deep reflection on teaching. This might include revisiting the Reinert Center’s online resources as you brainstorm ways to… Continue reading Intention Clarification and the Benefits of Non-Content Communication
Resources Revisited: Course Design
by Robert Cole, Program Director, 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. As many of us close out the semester and move into the summer, we begin thinking about – now that we have… Continue reading Resources Revisited: Course Design
The Notebook 