Tuesday, May 17, 2011

The End of the Quarter (and Year!)

As we near the end of Spring Quarter 2011, we're also putting the finishing touches on Academic Year 2010-11. These resources will help instructors get through the next two weeks and begin planning for next year:

Try adding customized questions to your online teaching evaluations.

Design tests and quizzes that assess student learning and also motivate them to engage with the material.

Be sure to submit grades through Campus Connection. As a number of faculty members have asked recently, releasing grades in D2L is not the way to record official course grades.

It's never to early to start thinking about your courses for Academic Year 2011-12. This might involve revising your syllabus, rethinking your course goals, or designing new assignments.

Monday, May 2, 2011

Spotlight on Teaching & Learning: May 2nd Edition

It's the beginning of the month, which means that a new Teaching Carnival is now available on ProfHacker!

A Prezi by Brandon Lutz called "60 in 60: Web 2.0 Tools" highlights 60 websites and applications that teachers can use to enrich their courses.

Faculty Focus offers some quick, practical tips for facilitating better discussions in class.

A Northwestern professor's post on the University of Venus blog offers a unique perspective on the quarter system