by Michaella Thornton, Assistant Director for Instructional Design, Reinert CTTL First, a brief, lively video explanation of what digital media curation is: What is Curation? from Percolate on Vimeo. There’s an exciting movement underway regarding the tried-and-true textbook. The Internet, digital scholarship, open-access journals, academic crowd-sourcing, and on-going debates about providing equitable, affordable, and timely… Continue reading Teachers and Students as Curators of Networked Learning
The Flipped Classroom-What Makes It Work?
by Sandy Gambill, Instructional Designer, Reinert Center for Transformative Teaching & Learning Classroom flipping, or using technology like Tegrity to move lecture out of physical class time, is all the rage these days, but what actually makes it an effective learning strategy for students? Faculty are invited to attend an informal brainstorming conversation on effective… Continue reading The Flipped Classroom-What Makes It Work?
15 Tips for Creating Exams
by Gina Merys, Assistant Director for Faculty and Graduate Student Development, Reinert Center for Transformative Teaching and Learning In honor of the 15th anniversary of the Reinert Center for Transformative Teaching and Learning (CTTL), I would like to share “15 Tips for Creating Exams.” When creating exams it is important to remember the purpose of… Continue reading 15 Tips for Creating Exams
2nd Annual Learning Studio Symposium
Full-time faculty members are cordially invited to the Paul C. Reinert, S.J. Center for Transformative Teaching & Learning’s 2nd Annual Learning Studio Symposium from 2-3:30 p.m. Friday, April 19, in room 213 in Des Peres Hall. Refreshments will follow the symposium in the first-floor International Lounge in Des Peres Hall. Interested attendees are invited to register online… Continue reading 2nd Annual Learning Studio Symposium
Engaging All Learners: Faculty Conversations Podcast Series
by Sandy Gambill, Instructional Designer, Reinert Center for Transformative Teaching & Learning In this second in series of conversations with faculty, Leslie Hinyard, Assistant Professor and Associate Director for Academic Affairs at SLUCOR, talks with Sandy Gambill, about engaging a wide spectrum of students in an online Masters of Science in Health Outcomes Research. To… Continue reading Engaging All Learners: Faculty Conversations Podcast Series
Mid-Semester Reflection
by Debie Lohe, Director, Reinert CTTL Mid-semester is a good time to take to take a few quiet moments to reflect on how your courses are going and to set some intentions for the second half of the term. At this point, you’ve probably figured out that many of your intentions to be more interesting,… Continue reading Mid-Semester Reflection
What’s On Our Minds Lately: The Instructional Design Team
by Sandy Gambill, CTTL Instructional Designer Vine Link: http://vine.co/ If you have an iPhone or iPad, you must download an video app called Vine, but be warned, it’s addictive. Vine, which was recently purchased by Twitter, lets you record and share 6-second video clips. You can pause in recording simply by touching your screen. What… Continue reading What’s On Our Minds Lately: The Instructional Design Team
Remembering Dr. Cheryl Cavallo
by Debra Rudder Lohe, PhD, CTTL Director On Sunday, I received the news that Dr. Cheryl Cavallo – faculty emerita in the Program for Physical Therapy here at SLU – had lost her long, difficult battle with cancer. This news is sad for all who had the great pleasure of knowing Cheryl, and for us here… Continue reading Remembering Dr. Cheryl Cavallo
Engaging All Learners: Faculty Conversations Podcast Series
In keeping with our theme for the 2012-2013 academic year, this is the first in series of conversations with faculty on how they engage all learners in their classroom. In this podcast, Julie Wolter, Associate Professor in the Program in Health Sciences, talks with Sandy Gambill, about an introductory Honors Course she taught last fall… Continue reading Engaging All Learners: Faculty Conversations Podcast Series
What’s Globally-Engaged Online and Blended Learning?
by Michaella Thornton, Assistant Director for Instructional Design On Tuesday, February 26 from 3:30-5 p.m. in the Busch Student Center, Room 256, Saint Louis University faculty, staff, and students are cordially invited to explore and identify existing globally-centered organizations, resources, teaching practices, and learning experiences available at SLU. Participants will have an opportunity to consider… Continue reading What’s Globally-Engaged Online and Blended Learning?
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