Teaching and learning depend on building and sustaining student interest…
All Simpson syllabi are supposed to include information about contact…
Syllabus Review Game with Kahoot!
I just learned about a free online tool you could…
What Learning Activities Help Student Veterans Succeed? Simpson College has…
Video: Getting Students to Read Before Class
Do I Get Students to Read the Assignments Before Class?…
One of my favorite blogs, FreeTech4Teachers, recently shared materials about…
Online Peer Review with the Workshop Tool
The Workshop tool provides you with the ability to have…
How Can I Promote Deep Learning through Critical Reflection? Last…
Adding Campus Events to Your Personal Calendar
Faculty development and forum both offer lots of events that…
Scholar has a variety of different types of discussion forums.…
Peer Review of Thesis Statements
I’m currently teaching a Simpson Colloquium course, and my students…
Video: Deep, Lasting Student Learning
How Can I Promote Deep, Lasting Student Learning? Linda Suskie…
Video: Increasing Class Participation
I often hear faculty say that they wish they could get…
Showing YouTube Videos in Class
YouTube has numerous videos worth showing in class; however, the…
Inclusive Teaching: Financial Award Available
The faculty development office would like to encourage you to…
Grading Assignments with a Marking Guide on Scholar
Did you know that Scholar assignments can be graded with…
What Can I Do about Feeling Tired, Stressed, and Burned…
Scholar Gradebook: Dropping Lowest Grade
Someone recently asked me whether Scholar can drop the lowest…
Teaching Tip: One Sentence Summary
Angelo and Cross (1993) describe 50 different classroom assessment techniques…
Video: Feedback to Improve Student Writing
How Do I Give Feedback that Improves Student Writing? Maryellen…
Analyzing Drafts with Word Clouds
One interesting way of helping students analyze drafts of their…
Kaizena: Providing Digital Feedback on Papers
I recently discovered a useful, free tool for giving students…
Video: Creating Engaging Threaded Discussions
How Do I Create Engaging Threaded Discussion Questions? A properly…
Active Learning: Six Concrete Examples
Active learning involves getting students doing things in class. Many…
‘Everyday Racism’ is “a unique educational game that will challenge…
Video: Making Exams about Learning Rather than Grades
How Can I Make My Exams about Learning, Less about…
MERLOT II: Finding Online Resources
MERLOT II is a searchable collection of online resources you…
This weekend I offered a session on teaching with an…
Video: Teaching Students with Asperger’s Disorder
What Do I Do if I Suspect a Student Has…
Using Simpson’s Spam Filter Junk Mail is a folder within…
Scholar Tip: Viewing Individual Student’s Forum Posts
Even though Simpson has been running version 2 of Scholar…
Video: Creating Effective Mini-Lectures
How Can I Create Effective Mini-Lectures With its balanced blend…
Video: Blended Learning – What to Put Online
In Blended Courses, What Should Students Do Online? A 2009…
Video: Making Students Responsible for Learning
Learner-Centered Teaching – Where Should I Start? Are you interested…
Because I am using a group project in one of…
Scholar Tip: Adding Headings and Text
Could you Scholar site benefit from a little more organization…
Video: Discussing Academic Integrity on the First Day of Class
How Do I Discuss Academic Integrity During the First Class?…
Video: Capturing Students’ Interest
How Can I Capture Students’ Interest in the First 5…
Scholar Tip: Add Multiple Files in Just One Step
Did you know that you don’t need to click “+Add…