Friday, November 21, 2014

Teaching and Learning Links to See: November 21, 2014

Teaching & Learning Links to See This Week
A roundup of five intriguing or informative posts and articles from the around the internet:

"Prompts to Help Students Reflect on How They Approach Learning"
Having your students reflect on the work they have done in your course (and their learning process as a whole) can help them to become more self-directed learners.

"Report Highlights 10 Trends Set to Shake Up Higher Education"
Check out these brief summaries of 10 up-and-coming trends in higher ed and get ahead of the game.

"7 Ways to Deal with Digital Distractions in the Classroom"
A collection of inventive methods for dealing with the challenge of digitally distracted students in your course.

"Teaching Practices Inventory Provides Tool to Help you Examine Your Teaching"
A self-reflective inventory that will help you evaluate what teaching practices you are actually using in your classes, and expose you to new ones.

"In the Classroom, One Size Does Not Fit All"
An interesting discussion about the importance of thinking about the appropriateness of a teaching tip before incorporating it into one's teaching.

Do you know of an interesting article that you would like to share with the ATLE community? Let us know! Email atle@usf.edu