When coverage is the focus, the game is memorization of disconnected facts. Students are very capable of and will express their preference for this type of learning. They are practiced at collecting lists of terms, defining them, memorizing them the night before a test, and then expelling them from their minds in a test of memory that if repeated a month, or a year later would dispel the myth that learning had taken place.
ACUE: What is it?
“With great teaching, students succeed.” These words are a core belief of the Association of College and University Educators (ACUE). The association was founded to ensure just that: great teaching. Founded in 2014, ACUE bridges the gap between content knowledge and pedagogical knowledge for college and university educators. It does this by offering an online … Continue reading ACUE: What is it?
A Review: What the Best College Teachers Do
At just over a decade old, Ken Bain’s book What the Best College Teachers Do can rightly be named a classic in the literature of teaching and learning in higher education. It is a simple question: What do the best college teachers do? Bain attempted to answer the question by interviewing students, teachers, and observing … Continue reading A Review: What the Best College Teachers Do
Surround Them with Feedback: 360-degree Assessment
By utilizing these three levels of assessment and feedback - instructor, peer, self - students are not likely to escape in ignorance of what they don’t know.
What do I want my students to know?
Tomorrow you get to set the tone for your Spring 2018 classes. Why leave that to chance?
Twenty-three things to be Thankful for at NJC
The list can and should continue just as we can and should continue to be thankful after the day of thanks in November.
“Thelma”: Our Nursing Students’ Worst Nightmare and Best Teacher
As a patient, Thelma is naggy, frustrating, and repetitively inappropriate. She constantly asks when she can go home. She insists on seeing a doctor. And she really wants some Ativan.
Small Teaching: Join the Conversation!
Join your colleagues and author James M. Lang in discussing the book Small Teaching on Twitter.
Team-Based Learning: What is it?
Team-Based Learning (TBL) is a research based active engagement instructional strategy that uses a series of assessments (accountability) to assure the readiness of students to engage in learning experiences that require the critical application of course content.
The Cognitive Science of Studying: Massed Practice vs. Spaced Practice
The fact that we learn better when we practice material over time should not come as a surprise. The fact that we don’t follow through on this understanding should be surprising.
Instructional Design: Engagement Activities and Strategies 