Recently I discovered an excellent resource from Magna Publications, called Faculty Focus: Higher Ed Teaching Strategies by Magna Publications. There are excellent resources on a wide range of topics:
TOPICS:
- Academic Leadership
- Blended and Flipped Learning
- Course Design
- Curriculum Development
- EdTech News and Trends
- Educational Assessment
- Effective Classroom Management
- Effective Teaching Strategies
- Faculty Development
- Faculty Evaluation
- Online Education
- Philosophy of Teaching
- Teaching and Learning
- Teaching Careers
- Teaching Professor Blog
- Teaching with Technology
Check out Faculty Focus website at: https://www.facultyfocus.com/ or on
There is no escaping the many ways that technology has entered the classroom. In a recent discussion with some teaching colleagues, the majority have accepted that students have a powerful tool at their fingertips and as educators this tool can have many applications in the classroom. The following link to a blog post by Victotia Ingalls (2019) is a great illustration of this. By posing a problem to have the class solve in groups and then post a quick video to a shared Google drive, the instructor not only promotes active and collaborative learning but also receives formative assessment regarding comprehension of the problem. Ingalls does indicate that there are a few that might be encountered such as ensuring that the chosen video app is available on both iOs and Android operating systems and sluggish wifi. Overall though, definitely a strategy worth trying.
According to best selling author Susan Cain, approximated one third to one half of all people are introverts. What does this mean in the classroom and in the workplace?