Arkansas Tech Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning

17/01/2023

Wed. Jan. 18 - Communicate Effectively: Working with Gen Ed Rubrics, 12:00 pm, RCB 148
Dr. Christine Austin and Dr. Greg Michna will lead this workshop to help faculty who teach General Education courses tied to the Communicate Effectively goal understand the assessment (both the beta/pilot that will occur during the Spring 2023 semester, as well the full assessment in Fall 2023). In this workshop, we will break down the rubric developed for this goal and offer suggestions on how data can be collected using the rubric. There will also be time devoted for faculty input on the rubric to make any adjustments between the beta collection and full assessment the following semester. Faculty who teach courses tied to this goal and department heads are encouraged to attend, as we hope to clarify and streamline the process of Gen Ed assessment and artifact collection across campus.

16/01/2023

I like the sentiment in this syllabus statement.

“Great syllabus statement suggestion from : “You have worked hard to be here; you belong here. Congratulations on your achievements & welcome to the course. I’m excited you are here, and I hope it will be a great semester.””

13/01/2023

Improving Student Retention Through Faculty Development - ACE/ACUE free webinar - 1:00 pm CT

Join ACE and ACUE on January 13 for a dialogue with higher education leaders on faculty development and its relationship to student engagement and retention.

13/01/2023

Today's Faculty & Staff Well-Being events:
2:00 pm - Meditation with Erin
5:00 pm - Full Professor Happy Hour at Courtyard Marriott
7:00 pm - Escape Room with Jay Post

11/01/2023

Thurs. Jan. 12 - Hypothesis Spring Workshop: Activating Annotation in Blackboard, 2:00 pm
The Hypothesis team will share how teachers are using annotation-powered reading to help students develop foundational academic skills like deep reading and persuasive writing. In addition to sharing pedagogical best practices for social annotation, we will demonstrate how Hypothesis is used with course readings in your LMS. Participants will gain a clear understanding of how to start incorporating social annotation into their courses to improve student outcomes.

The Hypothesis team will share how teachers are using annotation-powered reading to help students develop foundational academic skills like deep reading and persuasive writing. In addition to sharing pedagogical best practices for social annotation, we will demonstrate how Hypothesis is used with co...

10/01/2023

Wed. Jan. 11 - Make the Most of the Margins With Hypothesis Social Annotation in Blackboard Learn, 11:00 am
Get a big boost in student engagement for the new term. Register for our joint Hypothesis-Blackboard Learn webinar on using social annotation to make every student want to talk about the reading. Whether your school has Hypothesis installed in Blackboard Learn or you’re brand new to social annotation, join us to learn how students dig deeper into course content and connect with each when they use the margins to ask questions and share thoughts. This webinar will walk attendees through making readings annotatable using Hypothesis, instructing students on how to submit their annotations, and grading those annotations in Blackboard Learn.
Register for the workshop at the following link:

Get a big boost in student engagement for the new term. Register for our joint Hypothesis-Blackboard Learn webinar on using social annotation to make every student want to talk about the reading. Whether your school has Hypothesis installed in Blackboard Learn or you’re brand new to social annotat...

22/09/2022

Faculty Teaching and Learning Communities are designed to give you an opportunity to interact with colleagues who have similar interests or similar teaching techniques. This is an opportunity to share experiences and learn from each other. Communities can be built around any area of interest but some suggestions are Teaching with OER/ZTC, HyFlex Teaching, Teaching Gen Ed Courses, Writing Support/Accountability, SOTL, Active Learning Techniques, etc. If you would like to join a community, you can find the online signups at the following Google sheet, https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1enSFh9zsHW8KMMvg14UddGPsx-VjGfUnSNngPLkxH_s/edit?usp=sharing.

22/12/2021

Suggestions from students who were surveyed about why cheating occurs about how higher ed institutions can help prevent it.

29/08/2021

I created an assignment. I thought the instructions were clear and yet it happened. I go to grade the first assignment. The sources aren’t cited using APA format. I go to grade another one. It’s not written about one of the topics mentioned. Perhaps the third one will be better. Then I see that ...

05/12/2020

Interesting article about final exams.

https://www.psychologicalscience.org/observer/the-final-exam?fbclid=IwAR1nMUJBvKyF08i8O6Mx-FULverte9CBJ_kfy6h9Iesv9kjGan95T2KZp4I

"Hey Pops, you want to help me study for my Algebra final?" asked my son. I replied, "Sure thing, we've been working together all semester, so why stop now? Did your teacher hand out a review …