Category: CATL Blog Posts
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What’s in a Name? Tips for Learning & Using Students’ Names in Class
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As we head back into the classroom, many of you may be thinking of the regular challenge of learning and correctly pronouncing students’ names. There’s no easy solution, but evidence suggests it yields positive outcomes in the learning space. CATL has a new blog entry for you filled with specific strategies for working on names…
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Enhance Course Videos with PlayPosit in Mere Minutes
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Implement PlayPosit in 10 minutes or less! In this post, you will find a few examples of how you can leverage PlayPosit in simple ways by using your pre-existing course videos.
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Event Follow-Up: “What Will You Carry Forward?”
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This workshop featured four instructors who did a “show and tell” about how they incorporated lessons from the pandemic into their teaching. They then fielded questions from the audience. Now, through the magic of video technology, we are extending that workshop to those who were not able to attend the live event.
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Setting the Tone for a Welcoming Classroom with a Liquid Syllabus
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At times, the syllabus can feel like a relic from a different age of academia: a formal, lengthy document that reads like a legal contract and lacks personality. In an attempt to make syllabi more engaging and student-friendly, some instructors have come up with clever ways of reimagining their syllabi. One example of this is…
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What will you carry forward?
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Last summer we all had ideas about how this year would go. This week’s blog post looks back on some common concerns from last summer to see how they have fared in the crucible of experience. Jillian Jacklin, Kiel Nikolakakis, and Heidi Sherman share their teaching experience this year and what they will carry forward…