We wanted to take a moment to recognize several CTTL staff for some major accomplishments in the past few weeks. If you see them around, ask them to tell you about what they’ve been working on! Chris Grabau passed his doctoral comprehensive examination on Saturday, October 13. He is well on his way to a… Continue reading News From the CTTL
Weekly Reflection Podcast 11: Fostering Students' Self-Evaluation Skills
by Gina Merys, Assistant Director for Faculty & Graduate Student Development, Reinert CTTL This is the Weekly Reflection podcast from Saint Louis University’s Center for Transformative Teaching and Learning. Each week, we focus on a topic that fits with our theme for the 2012-2013 academic year, Engaging All Learners. Each reflection loosely follows the five-part… Continue reading Weekly Reflection Podcast 11: Fostering Students' Self-Evaluation Skills
What Are We “Flipping” in the Flipped Classroom?
by Elena Bray Speth, Biology Department One of the newest trends in instructional design is the “flipped classroom”. Started in K-12 as a must-do-to-be-current practice, brought to public fame by initiatives like Khan Academy, talked about in pretty much every online forum on education, the flipped classroom approach involves delivering lectures outside of class, mainly through… Continue reading What Are We “Flipping” in the Flipped Classroom?
Habits of Thought and Practice: Examining the Lecture (Part 2 of 3)
by Katie Beres, Instructional Liaison In my previous post, I described the process of separating learning from the tools and activities used to facilitate the learning experience in a class. This second post will build on the learning strategies chosen to facilitate the learning for the lecture. The content of a lecture is driven by what… Continue reading Habits of Thought and Practice: Examining the Lecture (Part 2 of 3)
Weekly Reflection Podcast 10: Engaging Questions for Critical Thought
by Gina Merys, Assistant Director for Faculty & Graduate Student Development, Reinert CTTL This is the Weekly Reflection podcast from Saint Louis University’s Center for Transformative Teaching and Learning. Each week, we focus on a topic that fits with our theme for the 2012-2013 academic year, Engaging All Learners. Each reflection loosely follows the five-part… Continue reading Weekly Reflection Podcast 10: Engaging Questions for Critical Thought
Habits of Thought and Practice: Examining the Lecture (Part 1 of 3)
by Katie Beres, Instructional Liaison Growing as instructors requires reflecting on our habits: habits of thought and practice. I define a habit as an internalized behavior or thought process. For many of us, we were taught with lecture as a primary learning strategy. Lecture is a habit that many of us are revisiting as we… Continue reading Habits of Thought and Practice: Examining the Lecture (Part 1 of 3)
Weekly Reflection Podcast 9: Learning through Risk Taking
by Gina Merys, Assistant Director for Faculty & Graduate Student Development, Reinert CTTL This is the Weekly Reflection podcast from Saint Louis University’s Center for Transformative Teaching and Learning. Each week, we focus on a topic that fits with our theme for the 2012-2013 academic year, Engaging All Learners. Each reflection loosely follows the five-part… Continue reading Weekly Reflection Podcast 9: Learning through Risk Taking
Culture Shock in the College Classroom: It’s Not Just for International Students
by Debra Lohe, Director With the growing number of international students in American universities, we hear a lot about the “culture shock” they experience in the classroom. Expectations for everything from classroom participation to faculty-student interactions to collaborative learning to writing and academic integrity may differ greatly from their home countries, and students often are… Continue reading Culture Shock in the College Classroom: It’s Not Just for International Students
Weekly Reflection Podcast 8: Relying on Trust to Guide Our Methods
by Gina Merys, Assistant Director for Faculty & Graduate Student Development, Reinert CTTL This is the Weekly Reflection podcast from Saint Louis University’s Center for Transformative Teaching and Learning. Each week, we focus on a topic that fits with our theme for the 2012-2013 academic year, Engaging All Learners. Each reflection loosely follows the five-part… Continue reading Weekly Reflection Podcast 8: Relying on Trust to Guide Our Methods
Focus on Teaching and Technology Conference, Nov. 1-2, 2012
by Michaella Thornton, Assistant Director for Instructional Design Interested in exploring collaborative course design, authentic technology-enhanced assessment methods, and strategies for integrating purposeful learning technologies into online, blended, and face-to-face classes? Look no further than the annual regional conference, Focus on Teaching & Technology (FTTC) hosted by the University of Missouri-St. Louis’ Center for Teaching… Continue reading Focus on Teaching and Technology Conference, Nov. 1-2, 2012
The Notebook 