Faculty Focus

MAY 4, 2025

Designing Collaborative Learning Experiences Interactive content creation transforms how students engage with course material in both environments. In my traditional classes, I divide students into small groups to create concept maps exploring the relationships between different psychological disorders.

Active Learning 72

Active Learning Activities Learning Minute Papers 72

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Today’s student engagement platforms offer a range of options to gather responses through polling, word answer and other question types and to display them in a visually engaging way. You might ask what skills or knowledge students believe are critical in the age of AI? Minute Paper. Think-Pair-Share.

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Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 27, 2024

One easy method is to incorporate regular low-stakes check-ins to take the pulse of your students (e.g., muddiest point, exit/minute papers, or “How are you doing?” Final Thoughts Building connections with students isn’t magic; it’s a skill that takes time and effort. questions). Benner, G.

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Instructors Students Minute Papers Course Design 116

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Today’s student engagement platforms offer a range of options to gather responses through polling, word answer and other question types and to display them in a visually engaging way. You might ask what skills or knowledge students believe are critical in the age of AI? Minute Paper. Think-Pair-Share.

Minute Papers 119

Minute Papers Instructors Students Assignments 119

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 27, 2024

One easy method is to incorporate regular low-stakes check-ins to take the pulse of your students (e.g., muddiest point, exit/minute papers, or “How are you doing?” Final Thoughts Building connections with students isn’t magic; it’s a skill that takes time and effort. questions). Benner, G.

Instructors 105

Instructors Students Minute Papers Course Design 105

Faculty Focus

MAY 4, 2025

Designing Collaborative Learning Experiences Interactive content creation transforms how students engage with course material in both environments. In my traditional classes, I divide students into small groups to create concept maps exploring the relationships between different psychological disorders.

Active Learning 86

Active Learning Activities Learning Minute Papers 86

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 18, 2024

Here are a few other things you can do to ensure all students feel welcome in your classroom. Co-create classroom norms with your students. This is a great first day of class activity that gets students engaged with each other and the instructor right away. How might this work?

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Teaching Syllabus Feedback Instructors 119