The Cowbell
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Session Recording: “Teaching with Zoom” (Aug. 24, 2021)
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A web recording from one of CATL’s sessions on teaching with Zoom.
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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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Collaborative Learning Assignments
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A lot of students shudder at the thought of group assignments, and with good reason. A poorly-designed group assignment can be painful for the students involved and for the instructor. That being said, well-designed and properly scaffolded group activities have numerous positive effects on student learning. In a quality collaborative learning activity, students develop a deeper…
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Alternative Forms of Grading
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Many instructors and educational developers have begun giving new consideration to specifications grading, contract grading and/or labor-based grading and how they may help support more equitable assessments and grading policies. One potential benefit to these approaches is that it allows instructors to maintain a series of low-stakes assessments without overburdening students with criteria-heavy weekly assignments that can feel…
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Exam Wrappers
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An exam wrapper is a way for students to reflect on their experience on an exam. It is meant for learners to look again at the techniques they use to get ready for an exam, identify strategies they can use to prepare for later assessments, and consider how similar strategies might help them in their studies in…