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
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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
Resources Revisited: Teaching an Accelerated Summer Course
by Eric Royer, 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. Right now, we’re focused on preparing for summer teaching—particularly online courses in accelerated formats. To support you, we’re spotlighting a collection of… Continue reading Resources Revisited: Teaching an Accelerated Summer Course
New Series: Resources Revisited
by Robert Cole, Program Director, Reinert Center The Reinert Center would like to introduce you to a new feature, Resources Revisited. In this feature we will present some resources that are already available to the SLU community but may be especially useful at a given moment in the academic year. At this moment, we are… Continue reading New Series: Resources Revisited
Constructing a Teaching Portfolio
by Christopher Grabau, Program Director, Reinert Center Each year, participants completing our Principles in University Teaching Skills certificate develop a professional teaching portfolio as a capstone requirement. Teaching portfolios provide valuable evidence of professional development that can help instructors with promotion, tenure reviews, and job applications. More than a collection of documents, a teaching portfolio… Continue reading Constructing a Teaching Portfolio
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
Fall Disruptions: Instructional Continuity amid Changing Circumstances
by Beth Petitjean, Ph.D., Digital Learning Specialist, Reinert Center We’re a few weeks into the Fall semester. That time when everyone is in a groove, when they’ve found their footing with the course work and the schedule, and the exhaustion that comes with all that hasn’t set in yet. The bloom of motivation is still… Continue reading Fall Disruptions: Instructional Continuity amid Changing Circumstances
Clickers and Peer Instruction with a Diversity, Equity and Inclusive (DEI) Approach
by Elodie Pozzi, Assistant Professor, Mathematics and StatisticesDEI Fellow, Reinert Center The Clickers and Peer Instruction is a method in education that consists in combining handheld electronic devices (called clickers) with peer-discussion. It aims at actively engaging students in the learning process and promoting peer interaction and discussion. Peer Instruction was developed by Eric Mazur,… Continue reading Clickers and Peer Instruction with a Diversity, Equity and Inclusive (DEI) Approach
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