updated by A. Hark 8.12.13 Conference attendance Your department chair has a budget (typically $500 per faculty member each year) for professional travel, available whether attending or presenting at a meeting. Apply – through your department head – to Provost… Read More »Funding sources
In 2020, the Muhlenberg Center for Teaching and Learning (MCTL) will be reviewing applications for summer grants designed to support faculty in their teaching. Awards will range from $2000-$4000 to support 4 weeks or 8 weeks of full time work… Read More »Summer grant Proposals Guidelines
Questions to Consider: What do we mean by “Sustainability” in our work? We generally understand what “ecological sustainability” means. How would we like to define sustainability for our work practices? Do we have a clear sense of what it would… Read More »Handout: 2019-2020 Teachers Talking Series Sustainable Practices at Work
In most of my classes where I use exams, I typically distribute some novel stimulus material in advance of the exam. It might be a case study, a research article, or a news event. I tell students that a portion… Read More »“Integrative Studying” for Exams
To reduce the amount of time spent going back and forth with students around scheduling a meeting, I have used the Gmail “Template” function to respond to student requests to meet. Basically, I have a template set up that shows… Read More »No more back and forth!
Procedures: • The teacher identifies a topic for student writing. • The class is divided into small groups of between three to five students. • Individually, each student writes several ideas that they remember from their reading on the topic. … Read More »Brainwriting (Brown, Phillips, & Stephens, 1993)
One reason that some students perform poorly in classes is that they do not have good note-taking skills. That is, although students may listen attentively, they do not always know what to write down, or they may have gaps in… Read More »Note Comparison/Sharing
Teaching hacks are relatively simple strategies that we might use to improve student learning or reduce our workload. These strategies might free up additional class time, increase the efficiency of our practices, or better support our ability to work on scholarship or service. Below is an idea about giving students an opportunity to reflect on their exams.
I try to state very explicitly that my hope is that these reflections are useful for both me as the course instructor but also for each student as they think about their own learning.
Teaching hacks are relatively simple strategies that we might use to improve student learning or reduce our workload. These strategies might free up additional class time, increase the efficiency of our practices, or better support our ability to work on scholarship or service. Below is an idea about screencast that might be useful in the online environment.
