From the Teaching, Engaging, and Thriving in Higher Ed Series, University of Oklahoma Press, 2026. by Beth Petitjean, Ph.D., Digital Learning Specialist, Reinert Center Yes, it’s July. And, yes, it’s hot and sizzling in St. Louis. Appropriate time then for a summer book review and this time we’re perusing a recent volume from the Teaching,… Continue reading Book Review of Flower Darby, The Joyful Online Teacher: Finding Our Fizz in Asynchronous Classes
Category: Teaching Effectiveness Framework
Year in Review: Foundations and Principles of University Teaching Skills Certificate Activity
The Reinert Center's Certificate in University Teaching Skills Program had a strong 2025-2026 academic year. At the heart of these certificates is the Praxis Workshop series, facilitated by Saint Louis University faculty and Reinert Center staff. Each workshop offers insights on teaching topics along with hands-on practice, which help participants consider how to incorporate them… Continue reading Year in Review: Foundations and Principles of University Teaching Skills Certificate Activity
Preparing for the Unpreparable: Additional Resources for Addressing Classroom Disruptions
by Mitch Lorenz, Instructional Developer, Reinert Center As we initially wrote in April (in this blog post introducing the topic), the topic of classroom disruptions is one that seems more at the forefront of instructors’ minds and the types of disruptions seem to be continuously changing. These disruptions to the expected flow of class time… Continue reading Preparing for the Unpreparable: Additional Resources for Addressing Classroom Disruptions
Looking Back on Accessibility
by Eric Royer, Program Director, Reinert Center In this blog, I’d like to take the opportunity to look back on the programming and resources the Reinert Center has developed (or collaborated on) this past academic year to support accessibility. Recent changes to Title II of the ADA have moved accessibility, often placed on the pedagogical… Continue reading Looking Back on Accessibility
Resources Revisited: Assessment Practices for the End of Semester
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 end of the semester approaches, final projects, assignments and exams are being planned, finalized or just getting started. Now can… Continue reading Resources Revisited: Assessment Practices for the End of Semester
Wrapping It Up: Reflections on the Year in Distance Learning
by Beth Petitjean, Digital Learning Specialist, Reinert Center The element of Ignatian Pedagogy that I appreciate the most is reflection. Anyone can reflect on anything, and the act of reflecting can be useful in many aspects of teaching practice and work as a higher education professional. It’s baked into our annual self-evaluations and performance reviews.… Continue reading Wrapping It Up: Reflections on the Year in Distance Learning
Resources Revisited: Culturally Responsive Teaching
by Mitch Lorenz, Instructional Developer, 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. This month, we are revisiting resources on culturally responsive teaching. Culturally responsive teaching is the application of the cultural… Continue reading Resources Revisited: Culturally Responsive Teaching
A New Resource Regarding Classroom Disruptions
by Robert Cole, Program Director, Reinert Center Some members of the SLU community have experienced abrupt disruptions in their classrooms. Some students are being confrontational, filming the confrontation or parts of class, or otherwise taking time away from the learning of other students and the teaching in which we were engaged. The Reinert Center has… Continue reading A New Resource Regarding Classroom Disruptions
Ally and Alt-text: Your first stop on the accessible digital materials journey
by Cathy Cooke, Distance Education Manager, Office of the Provost Enrollment of students with disabilities in higher education has been steadily increasing but of those students, at least half do not report their disability to their institution’s disability office (Mata and Borrego, 2024). As a result, faculty and instructors don’t recognize that our students are… Continue reading Ally and Alt-text: Your first stop on the accessible digital materials journey
Using the PAIRR Feedback Method for STEM Writing
by Nicole States, Instructional Developer, Reinert Center Categories: AI in the Classroom, Teaching with Technology, TEF: Learning-Focused AI, AI, AI- we are hearing about it now more than ever, and while some of us shun its use for ethical reasons (see Nathaniel River’s guest post), others are looking for thoughtful ways to incorporate it into… Continue reading Using the PAIRR Feedback Method for STEM Writing
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