Center for Excellence in TeachingEnhancing 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.
Resources: Course Design
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.
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.
Promoting intrinsic motivation
A collection of strategies for increasing student intrinsic motivation, organized by three motivational factors.
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.
Ethical design: Re-thinking the traditional brainstorm
A faculty showcase presentation by Matthew Manos. A video on designing a discussion and critique based assignment.
Social justice and ethical care through the lens of Dentistry
A faculty showcase presentation by Christine D. Edwards. A video example of how to integrate social justice throughout a program.
Using elevator pitches to simplify complex proposals for societal challenges
A faculty showcase presentation by Victor Fazio. An example of how to design an elevator pitch assignment in courses.
Understanding social group identities
A faculty showcase presentation by Wanda Cumberlander. A video resource with examples of how to integrate social identities into course activities.