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
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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
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
The Notebook 