by Sandy Gambill, Sr. Instructional Developer, Reinert Center As we face the uncertainty of the fall semester, it is hard to see how our instructional time with students won’t change. We may go through the entire semester without transitioning to remote learning, as we were forced to in the spring. Even if that proves to… Continue reading A Model for Pandemic Era Course Design
Taking the Guesswork Out of Developing Hybrid Courses
by Katie Devany, M.S., Program Director & Instructor - Leadership and Organizational Behavior, School for Professional Studies I was selected for the Innovative Teaching Fellowship (ITF) in fall 2017 and taught an introductory entrepreneurship course. My experience differs from many SLU faculty in that I have been teaching online almost exclusively for seven years. While… Continue reading Taking the Guesswork Out of Developing Hybrid Courses
Implementing a Hybrid-Flipped Classroom Model in Biomedical Engineering
by Scott Sell, Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering; Program Coordinator in Biomedical Engineering For a long time I had wanted to “flip” one of my classes. It was a pedagogy that I was intrigued by, where students are exposed to a significant amount of content prior to class through reading, exercises and videos and then… Continue reading Implementing a Hybrid-Flipped Classroom Model in Biomedical Engineering
Friday Roundup
As we all strive to lower the curve through social distancing, we have closed the physical offices of the Reinert Center. However, all of us are continuing to work remotely and are available via email: cttl@slu.edu. You can also request a virtual consultation through our consultation request form: LINK. Below are some resources we have… Continue reading Friday Roundup
Congratulations to the Spring 2020 Certificate Recipients
The Reinert Center for Transformative Teaching and Learning celebrates 11 Certificate in University Teaching Skills recipients and two Foundations Certificate in University Teaching Skills recipients. This semester's Certificate in University Teaching Skills recipients are Jacob Adney, Seddiqah Alijishi, Isaac Arten, Katie Holzer, Melissa Hopfinger, Cristina McGroarty, Alyssay Otten, Falak Saffaf, Thembekile Shato, Chelsea Sondergard, and… Continue reading Congratulations to the Spring 2020 Certificate Recipients
Teaching in Context
by Gina Merys, Acting Director, Reinert Center In a recent note to our Spring 2020 Certificate in University Teaching Skills recipients, I referred to the experience of the second half of this semester as a “sprint through fog”. Even for those of us who think about teaching as having infinite contexts, and who spend our… Continue reading Teaching in Context
Friday Roundup
During this time of upheaval, the Reinert Center is here to help you as you navigate teaching all courses remotely. Below are some resources we have created or discovered that could be useful to you going forward. As we all strive to lower the curve through social distancing, we have closed the physical offices of… Continue reading Friday Roundup
How Thinking in the Backward Design Framework Saved Me from an Instructional Design Meltdown
by Kristin Broussard, Graduate Assistant, Reinert Center As many of us have just recently experienced, things change – sometimes very rapidly. The recent pandemic forced many university instructors to move their planned in-person instruction to online formats in a very short span of time. This is obviously quite stressful, even for those familiar with online… Continue reading How Thinking in the Backward Design Framework Saved Me from an Instructional Design Meltdown
Resources for Creating Asynchronous Courses Elements
Working asynchronously in a remote teaching and learning situation means that the instructor and the students are not required to meet simultaneously in order to participate in the course fully or to fulfill the learning objectives of the course. Despite not meeting together at the same time, students and instructors continue to interact regularly and… Continue reading Resources for Creating Asynchronous Courses Elements
Friday Roundup
During this time of upheaval, the Reinert Center is here to help you as you navigate teaching all courses remotely. Below are some resources we have created or discovered that could be useful to you going forward. As we all strive to lower the curve through social distancing, we have closed the physical offices of… Continue reading Friday Roundup
The Notebook 