University educators working in a time of austerity rarely have the time for introducing wholesale revisions to their courses—but any educator can implement what James Lang famously calls “small ...

Teaching Tips from the TLC is the Teaching and Learning Center's blog. Regular posts include brief, practical, research-based strategies for improving students' learning, as well as tips for managing ...

Christina Scheffel still feels sheepish about the time she was cactus slap happy. During the pandemic, Scheffel tried to inject some sunshine into her class at a time when she and her students really ...

Students’ cellphone use in class can be a huge headache for teachers—negatively affecting students’ focus, behavior, and learning. While there is a growing movement to ban the devices in schools, many ...

Each week, the Center for Teaching Excellence will bring you an easy-to-implement tool that you can use immediately in your classroom teaching. The goals of these tips will be to add to your teaching ...

Have you or your program conducted and completed the analysis steps? Then, you are ready to begin the Backwards Design process for creating your course and developing learning goals, objectives, and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Colette Coleman reports on edtech and the business of learning. The teaching profession is experiencing a mass exodus. Low pay and ...

Lance: Ask students to reflect through a conversation with AI rather than staring at a blank page. A well-prompted AI will keep asking follow-up questions, pushing students past “I didn’t like it” ...

Autistic Support Teacher Jennifer Newman provides some tips for parents on how to support your children as they make the transition to learning from home. Autistic Support Teacher Jennifer Newman ...