Tag: Toolbox

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    How Will Generative AI Change My Course? (GAI Checklist)

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    CATL has developed a checklist to help instructors assess the impact of these tools on their courses, learning outcomes, and assignments, offering guidance for making strategic decisions and setting clear expectations in the classroom. For further assistance, instructors can schedule a consultation or reach out to CATL via email at CATL@uwgb.edu.

  • 10 Tips for Recorded Lectures

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    You may choose to upload your PowerPoints to Canvas or provide written lectures, but you might also want to record video lectures to create multiple means of engagement for your students (it is always best to err on the side of greater flexibility!). Here are 10 tips for creating good video lectures (and the resources…

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    Communication Methods & Recommendations

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    A communication challenge you might face whether you’re teaching in an in-person class, a hybrid one, or one that’s completely online, will be to try to communicate the same information to students who are not able to attend the in-person class, or to communicate with students who may have fallen behind. Remember, you should strive…

  • Learning Outcomes that Lead to Student Success 

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    What are learning outcomes and why do you need them? There’s a famous misquote from Lewis Carroll, “If you don’t know where you’re going, any road will get you there.” The same is true in our courses: if you don’t know what you want your students to learn, it doesn’t really matter how or what…

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    Three Types of Activities (Absorb, Do, Connect)

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    In higher education, the effectiveness of teaching plays a significant role in how students engage with the material and achieve learning outcomes. One approach to structuring the course activities involves categorizing them into three distinct types: Absorb, Do, and Connect. By classifying activities this way and designing them intentionally to meet dynamic learning objectives, instructors…