Faculty: Discover what makes ideas “stick” for students
Despite the amount of time most people spend in classrooms during their formal education, people often only remember...
teaching
Next UCITE session to cover revamped lecture techniques
The ubiquity of the lecture as a teaching technique has been challenged by alternative modes such as flipped...
Submit Nord Grant proposals by Nov. 1
Thanks to a bequest from family members of the late Evan Nord, Center for Innovation in Technology and Education (UCITE)...
Learn how to create a warm classroom environment at Thursday’s UCITE session
Research suggests that faculty who strive to create a good first impression and a warm climate in the...
Find out how to use student assessments at July 23 UCITE session
Most instructors often think of assessments as something only to be used at the very end of learning as a way...
Want to learn how to use group work in the classroom? Attend Thursday’s UCITE session
At a University Center for Innovation in Teaching and Education (UCITE) session in June, four faculty members who...
Educational Services for Students to host conference for new undergraduate teaching assistants
The Undergraduate Teaching Assistant Professional Development Conference will be Sunday, Sept. 13, from 12:30 to 5 p.m., in...
Faculty: Learn how to avoid stereotype threats in the classroom at June 18 UCITE session
At the next University Center for Innovation in Teaching and Education (UCITE) session, Edwin Mayes, director of the...
Faculty: Avoid teaching burnout with help from June 11 UCITE session
Teaching a course for the first time can be stressful, as faculty members are not sure about the...
Biology’s Rebecca Benard receives Wittke Award for commitment to students
A biology instructor who believes books and lectures aren’t enough has won a 2015 Carl F. Wittke Award...