by Robert Cole, Program Director, Reinert Center This summer I had time to read a couple new books around the topic of generative AI and higher education. The one I’d like to review for you in this post is The Science of Learning Meets AI: A Practical Faculty Guide to Purposeful Integration, Student Engagement and… Continue reading What I Read This Summer
Category: Teaching Effectiveness Framework
Resources Revisited: Planning for Instructional Continuity
by Beth Petitjean, Ph.D., Digital Learning Specialist, Reinert Center Welcome to the Reinert Center’s monthly 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 September and the Fall 2026 semester is underway. It might seem counterintuitive… Continue reading Resources Revisited: Planning for Instructional Continuity
New Canvas Feature: Discussions “Checkpoints”
by Eric Royer, Program Director, Reinert Center Canvas recently rolled out a new feature called Discussion Checkpoints. This functionality allows instructors to assign different due dates and point values for students’ initial discussion posts and their peer responses, and also set the number of required replies they need to make in a discussion. Canvas then… Continue reading New Canvas Feature: Discussions “Checkpoints”
Resources Revisited: Creating an Inclusive Classroom
by Eric Royer, Program Director, 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. With the fall semester just around the corner, our August 2026 entry highlights strategies for creating inclusive classroom environments… Continue reading Resources Revisited: Creating an Inclusive Classroom
Book Review of Flower Darby, The Joyful Online Teacher: Finding Our Fizz in Asynchronous Classes
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
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
The Notebook 