Nathan Loewen, Department of Religious Studies Learning to read is a crucial skill for higher education. Student reading has changed due to the shift, and back, from going entirely online.
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Teaching how to do college: helping students schedule for success
By Xabier Granja, Modern Languages Over the past fifteen years teaching higher education, I have been struck by the same recurrent issue coming up with new students arriving at university:
Teaching how to do college: effective reading with the SQ5R strategy
By Kaleb Heinrich, Biological Sciences. I didn’t learn to read until I was in graduate school. It wasn’t until then that I learned effective reading strategies that improved my understanding.
Teaching how to do college: clarity in course policies & boundary testing
by Lawrence Cappello, History. Most everyone who has taught at the college level knows that students often test boundaries. Here’s now to get ahead of it. There’s an old joke:
Teaching how to do college: note-taking, Part II
by Matthew LaFevor, Geography. Note taking adds value to in-person learning, which some students question after years of remote classes. Many seem confused about how to take notes in class
Cheesy ice-breakers FTW: a good way to start each class
by Paul Reed, Communicative Disorders. Ice breakers. The very word evokes memories of awkward exchanges, generates deep sighs, or causes eyes to roll. We’ve all experienced ‘tell us something interesting
Teaching how to do college: notetaking, Part 1
by Deborah Keene, The Blount Scholars Program. As much as we wish that all of our students arrived at UA having all the skills they need to be successful students.
“Inclusive College Classrooms: Teaching Methods for Diverse Learners” offers 200 examples for your classrooms
UA English professor Lauren Cardon published a book co-authored with Dr. Anne-Marie Womack of Rice University. It will be published on on December 27, 2022. Here is what Dr. Cardon
What Does a Syllabus Convey? Insights from the Student Experience Project
by Deborah Keene, Blount Scholars Program, and Luvada Harrison, Department of Theatre & Dance This past summer, we were able to participate in the pilot program for the Association of
Teach Your Students Active Reading: Assign Texts in Blackboard with Hypothesis
by Lauren Horn Griffin, Department of Religious Studies Your Blackboard course menu includes Hypothesis on your “build content” menu. Hypothesis works with files you add to your course. It also