Center for Excellence in TeachingTowards a pedagogy of liberation: Creating the praxis-based, student-centered classroom
A faculty showcase presentation by Brent Blair. A video describing how to apply liberation pedagogy to your teaching practice.
Resources: Faculty
Perusing Perusall: Strategies for active reading, social annotation, and asynchronous discussion
A faculty showcase presentation by Patti Taylor. A demonstration of Perusall and how it can be used in online courses.
Enhancing Asynchronous Learning through VoiceThread multimedia discussions
A faculty showcase presentation by Guilan Siassi. A demonstration on how to incorporate VoiceThread in your course assignments and assessments.
Google Pear Deck: an interactive tool for synchronous and asynchronous teaching/assessment
A faculty showcase presentation by Liana Stepanyan and Goretti Prieto Botana. A demonstration of how to incorporate Google PearDeck into your course assignments.
Innovating the classroom innovation: A dramatic pivot for improv for engineers
A faculty showcase presentation by Elisabeth Weiss. An example of how to apply improv techniques in engineering classes.
Using Zoom chat to increase learner engagement
A faculty showcase presentation by Kim Hirabayashi. A demonstration of how to use Zoom chat during an online class session.
Making connections: How the Zoom whiteboard can help
A faculty showcase presentation by Laura Cardinal. A demonstration of using the Zoom whiteboard for course activities.
Tips for running a successful in-class student debate via Zoom
A faculty showcase presentation by Iva Bozovic. An example of how to design an online class debate.
Motivating Students
A practical guide for instructors on the research-backed principles behind student motivation, with strategies for course design, class facilitation, feedback, and communication that help students stay engaged and persist through challenges.
Course alignment grid
An explanation of course alignment, how to achieve it using a course alignment grid template, and sample grid of a well-aligned course.