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
Category: Classroom Activities
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
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
Teaching Authentically: Strategies to Remain Present in Uncertain Times
by Christopher Grabau, Program Director, Reinert Center Educators in higher education are navigating an increasingly complex landscape, where faculty and graduate student instructors must balance demands ranging from maintaining academic integrity and designing effective assessments, to fostering meaningful student engagement. These challenges are compounded by broader societal stresses and uncertainties, which affect both students and… Continue reading Teaching Authentically: Strategies to Remain Present in Uncertain Times
Kindness at Thanksgiving
by Beth Petitjean, Ph.D., Digital Learning Specialist, Reinert Center Whew, a lot has been going on in the world and in SLU’s little corner of it this semester. It’s time for a breather and in a couple of days we’ll get one with the Thanksgiving holiday break. Thanksgiving was always my favorite holiday as a… Continue reading Kindness at Thanksgiving
M is for…Mindfulness
by Beth Petitjean, Ph.D., Digital Learning Specialist, Reinert Center It’s March. Besides the word itself, what other words starting with “M” spring to mind? “March Madness,” perhaps, as we cheer on our Billikens and other favorite college basketball teams. Perhaps “melancholy,” as we hope for mild weather during the last vestiges of winter. This week… Continue reading M is for…Mindfulness
Something’s Brewing: Repurposing Content into Culturally Responsive Activities
By Beth Petitjean, Ph.D., Digital Learning Specialist, Reinert Center At the Winter Institute earlier this month, the morning workshop focused on creating culturally responsive introductory activities. The intent was to show participants how they could take content and repurpose it into an activity to promote engagement, to introduce ways of thinking within the course discipline,… Continue reading Something’s Brewing: Repurposing Content into Culturally Responsive Activities
The Notebook 