The Cowbell
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Addressing Misinformation in the Classroom
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Whether it is in the context of a Canvas discussion board or during an in-person discussion, an obviously false claim from a student can leave you feeling blindsided if you’re not prepared. With a little work, though, you can often turn these interactions into constructive learning opportunities. This post explores steps you can take to…
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Exams, Alternative Assessments, and the Question of Proctoring
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As we dig into the second half of the spring semester, instructors may now be looking at final assessments for the end of the term. During this time, instructors have many different options when they plan out and assign assessments. In this blog post, we’ll be looking at some alternative options for more traditional proctored…
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Oral Exams as Alternative (and Authentic) Assessments
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Article by Amy J. & James E. Kabrhel, Ph.D., Associate Professors of Chemistry In the Summer of 2020 during the heat of the COVID-19 pandemic, we learned that we would be allowed to come back to face-to-face instruction in Fall 2020 as long as we used methods allowing social distancing and flexibility for student attendance.…
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Fostering Information Literacy to Create a More Positive Learning Environment
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How can we as educators work to counteract the misinformation our students are continually exposed to and instead cultivate their information literacy and critical thinking? While the follow-up to this post will focus on directly addressing misinformation that students share during class, this first post will outline measures you can take to reduce the occurrence…
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Small Teaching: Ways to Make Quick, Impactful Changes on Student Learning
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In this blog, we will explore some examples of how including small changes in course modules and content delivery, as well as embracing adaptive instructional techniques, can help provide deeper student learning and understanding when engaging with the curriculum.