Meet the 2025 Excellence in Assessment Recognition Recipients! Ball State University’s Division of Online and Strategic Learning, Office of Inclusive Excellence, and Office of the Vice Provost for Academic Affairs hosted the 2025 Provost’s Summit: Fostering Inclusiveness in an Evolving Educational Landscape February 6 and 7, 2025. Each spring, Ball State faculty and staff are […]
Learn about a mindfulness-based writing activity to help learners process course material and support their wellbeing beyond the classroom. I was in graduate school during the pandemic, balancing my work as a student with my work as a graduate teaching assistant, and this experience had a major effect on me and my pedagogy. Like many […]
Attendance policies are standard practice at Ball State. Whether individually created or departmentally assigned, most instructors keep track of their students’ absences. One way to monitor attendance is through Canvas’ Roll Call feature. Roll Call allows instructors to record attendance, while providing a grade based on the number of absences entered, but the tool does […]
This blog is the second in our Summit series. Stay tuned next week to learn more about The virtual Ball State Provost Summit is February 6 and 7, 2025 Ball State University’s Division of Online and Strategic Learning, Office of Inclusive Excellence, and Office of the Vice Provost for Academic Affairs are gearing up to […]
This blog is the first in our Summit series. Stay tuned next week to learn more about the virtual Ball State Provost Summit, February 6 and 7, 2025. Are you innovating with teaching and technology? Consider presenting at the fourth annual virtual 2025 Teaching and Technology Summit, hosted March 20 and 21 by the Division […]
A persistent challenge in my teaching practice is navigating the line between what I know and what my learners know and gauging which of my disciplinary knowledge and skills have a complexity I take for granted. As experts in our fields, it can be difficult for us to stay mindful of just how complex basic […]
This article highlights two teaching strategies you can apply to your courses with student wellbeing in mind: distilling assignments into manageable steps and adding check-in assignments to foster a climate of care. These strategies can be incorporated in person and in Canvas, which can be an important extension of your physical classroom. Strategy #1: Distill […]
Incorporate these common student suggestions from the Teaching Innovation Team’s Midterm Feedback Service to your spring courses. As we wrap up the fall semester, you may be reflecting on ways to successfully modify your courses for spring. Student feedback can offer instructive guidance in making course revisions. The Teaching Innovation Team, part of the Division […]
Recalling my own stressful first year in college to connect with the experiences of our students. As a former Ball State University student, and now employee, I am compelled to tell you about my previous learner experiences because they are like many students before and after me. In many ways, some of the pressures learners […]
Learn about a student-driven team building approach to turn dreaded group projects into powerful learning experiences. Introduction: A Student’s Perspective On the first day of teaching a project management class for art and journalism students, we discussed the syllabus and the importance of team assignments. As I emphasized the significance of collaborative work, a senior […]
