adventures in teaching and learning
Hello to all my new, eager students! I’m receiving emails daily from people wondering about book options and/or classroom location. Normally these are the kinds of questions that would receive an answer along the lines of “please check your syllabus” Continue reading Psyc 100 Section 002: What textbooks do you need?
I recently went to the annual conference for the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education. This year it was held in Montreal (last year in Saskatoon Saskatchewan, next year in Cape Breton Nova Scotia). It’s my favourite conference Continue reading STLHE 2012 Conference Reflections
This week has been a busy one, in a good way! Here are some highlights: Accomplished a Goal: the Instructor’s Manual On Monday I was relieved to finish the instructor’s manual to accompany my research methods textbook. Not every textbook Continue reading Networking, Celebrating, and New Ideas
Food for thought: In my research methods course last year (Psyc 217 Section 8, January 2010), participation points were highly correlated with final grades (excluding participation points or HSP credits, r = .48). In other words, almost a quarter of Continue reading Participation
My goals for this coming term are to: 1) explicitly state, use, and communicate learning objectives to guide each lesson; 2) collect and use comprehension checks at the end of each lesson; 3) collect and use mid-course feedback; 4) develop more Continue reading Goals for Term 2