- Reflexively Making Popular Culture References with Our Students by Caleb GreenBe reflexive about the ways you bring popular culture into your classroom. “I don’t understand the things that you are saying. They do not make sense to me.” When I heard these words, I could feel my entire body tense up. We were discussing a new theory in class, and I had just made a… Read more: Reflexively Making Popular Culture References with Our Students
- How to Help Exhausted Students, Part 1 by Eva Grouling SniderStudents are exhausted, but just how exhausted are they and why? Discover data from the Student Satisfaction Survey about student exhaustion and fatigue. If you ask your students how they’re feeling, it’s likely you’ll hear a chorus of “tired,” “exhausted,” or “low energy.” In this special two-part post, we’re going to explore the effects of… Read more: How to Help Exhausted Students, Part 1
- Late Passes in Canvas: One Approach to Structured Flexibilityby Eva Grouling SniderConfiguring late passes in Canvas can offer students structured flexibility to support them in successfully completing your course. In a recent post, “Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Crisis: Why Balancing Flexibility and Structure in Course Policies Is Important,” Ellen Whitehead and Mellisa Holtzman shared their research about teaching practices adopted by faculty during the pandemic.… Read more: Late Passes in Canvas: One Approach to Structured Flexibility
- Leaning into my Strengths as an Instructional Designerby Sarah AckermannLearn more about how to focus on your own strengths when planning and designing a course. What Are My Strengths? As an educator I’m regularly reflecting on my instructional practice. Whether it’s thinking about my next brand-new course or how I might improve a previous class, I will often find my brain wandering in the… Read more: Leaning into my Strengths as an Instructional Designer
- Mind Over Monsters: An Interview with Author Sarah Rose Cavanagh on Compassionate Challengeby Cheri MadewellRead an interview with Sarah Rose Cavanagh, keynote speaker at the 2024 Teaching and Technology Summit. Researcher and author Sarah Rose Cavanagh opened the Ball State March 21-22 Teaching and Technology Summit with “Hope in a Time of Monsters: Supporting Student and Faculty Mental Health with Compassionate Challenge.” In the following post, Cheri Madewell, director of… Read more: Mind Over Monsters: An Interview with Author Sarah Rose Cavanagh on Compassionate Challenge