Teaching and Learning Links to See: February 27, 2015

Teaching & Learning Links to See This Week

A roundup of five intriguing or informative posts and articles from the around the internet:

"101 Ways for Teachers to Be More Creative"

A plethora of quick tips and suggestions for infusing creativity into your teaching.

http://www.teachthought.com/teaching/101-ways-for-teachers-to-be-more-creative/

"Why Students Should Be Taking Notes"

Should students be given lecture slides or outlines? Or should they create their own notes?

http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/teaching-and-learning/students-taking-notes/

"Will Professors Teach Differently in 10 Years?"

Is lecturing still going to be the predominant method of university teaching a decade from now?

https://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/world-view/will-professors-teach-differently-10-years

"27 Reflection Strategies to Improve Your Teaching"

A list of quick and easy ways that you can take time to reflect on your teaching, both in and out of the classroom.

http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2015/02/27-reflection-strategies-to-improve-your-teaching.html?utm_content=bufferfe2cc&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

"Engaging Students: Online and Offline"

What does it really mean to 'engage' students?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-mariappan-jawaharlal/engaging-students-online-and-offline_b_6685622.html

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Teaching and Learning Links to See: February 20, 2015

Teaching & Learning Links to See This Week

A roundup of five intriguing or informative posts and articles from the around the internet:

"Three Ways Film Can Enhance the Student Classroom Experience"

Use movies to illustrate relevant concepts and spark discussion.

http://www.edudemic.com/ways-film-enhances-classroom-experience/?utm_content=buffer2ebd6&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer 

"Evaluating Discussion Forums for Undergraduate and Graduate Students"

The author identifies key criteria to be used for creating rubrics for evaluating discussion board assignments.

http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/online-education/evaluating-discussion-forums-undergraduate-graduate-students/ 

"Take-Away from the Gates Report on Faculty"

Some highlights from a report that focused on rate of technology adoption among faculty.

https://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/college-ready-writing/take-away-gates-report-faculty

"Back to the Future of Higher Ed"

2015 may be a year of refining "older" educational technologies and trends.

http://www.wired.com/2015/02/back-to-the-future-of-higher-ed/

"Lessons from Teaching with Games"

A sampling of strategies that can be used to implement learning through games into your teaching.

http://chronicle.com/blogs/profhacker/lessons-from-teaching-with-games/59247

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Teaching and Learning Links to See: February 2, 2015

Teaching & Learning Links to See This Week

A roundup of five intriguing or informative posts and articles from the around the internet:

"Competency-Based Degree Programs on the Rise"

Will competency-based programs hurt or help higher education?

http://www.npr.org/blogs/ed/2015/01/26/379387136/competency-based-degree-programs-on-the-rise 

"Smartphones Don't Make Us Dumb"

They are, however, competing for our (and our students') attention.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/21/opinion/smartphones-dont-make-us-dumb.html?src=twr&smid=tw-nytimes&_r=1 

"Strategies for Preventing Student Resistance"

What if students don't do what you ask of them?

http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/effective-classroom-management/strategies-preventing-student-resistance/ 

"Yik Yak Rhetorics"

Do you know about the popular social media app Yik Yak? Your students (and maybe even some colleagues) probably do.

https://www.insidehighered.com/views/2015/01/26/essay-rhetoric-about-yik-yak-and-college-students 

"Ten Tips for More Efficient and Effective Grading"

Actionable tips for streamlining your grading process.

http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/educational-assessment/ten-tips-efficient-effective-grading/ 

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