The Cowbell
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High-Impact Practices
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What are High Impact Practices? High Impact Practices (HIP) are experiences that engage students with real-world problems, allow students to interact with their instructors, fellow students and community members, encourage students to explore new interests and develop new passions, and provide students with opportunities to challenge themselves and achieve things they may not have thought…
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Raising Student Evaluation Response Rates
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Student evaluations of teaching play a crucial role in professional and course development and in the personnel review process. If they are to be useful, it is important that the data they provide be as accurate as possible. Unfortunately, students are not always motivated to complete them, perhaps because they don’t realize their voice is…
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Dispelling Common Instructor Misconceptions about AI
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Staying updated on the rapidly evolving world of generative artificial intelligence (GAI) can be challenging, especially with new information and advancements seemingly happening in rapid succession. As tools like ChatGPT have taken the world by storm, many educators have developed divergent (and strong!) views about these technologies. It can be easy to get swept up…
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Scaffolding for Online Learning
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As the end of the semester approaches and you begin to review the curricular structure of your courses in the near future, you may recognize the need for more robust scaffolding in content design regarding the online modality. Before reviewing and modifying your course in this capacity, it is important to know what scaffolding is,…
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10 Dos and Don’ts of Digital Accessibility
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While the digital age has made it easier than ever to create materials that meet accessibility standards, there are still some common pitfalls instructors should avoid. To help instructors create accessible materials, we have assembled our top ten “dos and don’ts” of digital accessibility, along with guides from Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, and Canvas for…