Tag: Ball State

First-gen Pedagogy: Who are First-generation Students?

March 29, 2023 by John Carter

How do we “view” our first-generation students? Who are they and what identities and backgrounds do they bring with them to the classroom beyond their first-generation status? From childhood memories of hanging out in academic offices to late night co-working sessions decades later as a graduate student, growing up with a mother who was a […]

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Six Tangible Ways to Support First-Generation Students

March 22, 2023 by Cheri Madewell

Help first-generation and other students unfamiliar with higher education navigate the business of being a student with transparent course materials, agency, and guided learning through your course design. As a first-generation college student, neither of my parents (or their parents) attended college. The small and private, four-year liberal arts college I attended may as well […]

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Teaching and Technology 2023

February 15, 2023 by Shane Lanning (they/them), Dan Jones

Learn more about the topics of the upcoming Teaching and Technology Summit and how to register for it. What does it mean to use technology effectively in the classroom? This is a question our team continually reflects on in our work. We want to support faculty in identifying and using technology with a deep pedagogical […]

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Opening Your Door (And Your Heart) to Peer Feedback

January 11, 2023 by Kathleen Jacobi, Sarah Ackermann

We know that teaching is a highly personal experience for faculty at Ball State, and that gaining feedback isn’t as easy as simply opening up your door for someone to peek inside. At Ball State we’ve put together structures and supports to facilitate a faculty-forward peer review program. Classroom observations are common practice in the […]

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Rethinking Syllabus Disability Statements

January 4, 2023 by Eva Grouling Snider

Consider how to craft a syllabus disability statement that students will read and will encourage them to seek help with their learning. When you include a disability statement on your syllabus, do your students… Of course, we’d like to think that it’s always C. Unfortunately, many students at best ignore disability statements and at worst […]

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Challenges Ball State Learners Face

November 22, 2022 by Eva Grouling Snider

Learn more about who Ball State students are, the challenges they face in their academic and personal lives, and how this can impact your teaching. Every Fall and Spring, Ball State deploys a survey to students (online and in-person) through institution-wide Canvas announcements. This survey, which consists of about 40 questions, is designed to evaluate […]

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Is a Quality Matters+ Course Review Right for You?

November 16, 2022 by Cheri Madewell

Discover the best path for an online course review through Quality Matters+ at Ball State. Revising or creating a new course is a laborious process. While higher education institutions around the globe transitioned to emergency remote teaching in 2020, building an effective online course for our learners requires strategic planning and thoughtful user experience design. […]

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