Category: Collaboration & Student Engagement

Every summer the Teaching and Faculty Support Center (TFSC) holds a Teaching Camp. Usually scheduled for August, Teaching Camp is faculty tradition. Camp is an informal 2-3 day opportunity to focus […]

Do you ever get tired of asking your students to get into groups and waiting 5 minutes for them clump up? Take a look at some of these suggestions for moving the process along!

This learning activity requires the student to think more deeply about the historical era they are studying. Students create a fictional person from the time period, and then write a series of journal entries from that person’s point of view.

Microsoft OneNote can be incredibly helpful for keeping your notes organized and for saving paper! You can easily insert your PDF into a OneNote notebook and then make any notes on it that you want. You can even draw on your PDF if you have a touch screen or tablet with OneNote.

A sense of belonging and feeling like a part of a community is vital for the success of our students. One of the ways to build that sense of community is to help everyone get to know each other through introductory posts.

Sometimes the most difficult thing in the classroom is getting students to answer questions. Often they are afraid of being wrong, looking stupid, or they are anxious about what the […]

If you have kids, you’re sure to have seen the Remind app before. It’s used by many a homeroom teacher and baseball coach, but have you ever considered using it in your course?

Consider thinking outside of the box for your assignments. Using songs, games and puzzles can help students to grasp a subject they might otherwise struggle with.