Course evaluations are a regular occurrence at the end of a semester, but the practice of asking end of course questions can be a meaningful way to encourage students to reflect on their learning and provide you with student input that is essential for improving the course.  Brookfield (2017) wrote that to become a critically reflective teacher it is important to develop an … [Read more...] about Good to know! Questions to ask at the end of a course

Extra credit activities are often viewed as a way for students to make up points for not performing as well as expected on an exam or other assignments. Another approach might be to use this strategy as a tool for increasing engagement and reinforcing student learning. Goldina, Licona, and Ricci (2020) recommend that effective extra credit activities connect with the course … [Read more...] about Good to know! Extra Credit that motivates students and promotes student learning

With the different strategies explored during remote, online, and flex modalities the past two years; it’s often the researched-based practices of what was previously known that reinforces the framework of good teaching. One of these practices is transparent assignment design. When students don’t understand the why or how a particular assignment will help them learn, they … [Read more...] about Good to Know! One easy way to improve student success