CTE Teaching and Learning Tips
The Beginning of a New Term
- The Importance of the Course Syllabus
- Developing Your Syllabus & Career
- Lesson Plan 4MATs
- The First Day of Class
- Understanding the Design of College Courses
- Learning Student Names
- The Benefits, Impact and Process of Early Course Evaluations
Better Teaching
- Problem-Based Learning
- Incorporating Multicultural and Diversity Topics into Skills-Based Courses
- High-Impact Educational Practices
- Leading Better Discussions
- Changing the Game through Formative Assessment
- Shifting the Burden of Learning
- Making Lectures Less Painful
- Instructional Clarity: Clear Only If Known
- Put Your Killer-Course on I.C.E.
- Pygmalion: Teacher Expectations and Student Performance
- Learning the Art of Reflection
- Discover Your Learning Style
- Making Learning Happen
- Three Keys to College Success
Teaching Online
- Promoting Student Learning in Online Courses
- Establishing an Online Teaching Presence
- Tips to Give Your Students to Succeed in Online Learning
- Netiquette for Online Learning
Service-Learning
- Helping Service-Learning Students Make Connections through Reflection
- Service-Learning: Windshield Surveys
- Service-Learning Site Visits
Understanding and Helping Students
- Mutual Expectations of Students and Faculty at Duquesne
- Helping Distressed Students
- Reducing Late Arrivals
Grading and Testing
- Student Self-Assessment
- Grading Smarter, Not Harder: Making and Using a Rubric
- Efficiently Grading Student Writing
- Final Exam Review Ideas
- Strengths and Dangers of Essay Questions for Exams
- Multiple Choice Exam Construction
- Preparing for Finals
Special Times of the Academic Year
- Adapting and Surviving the Move to Online SESs & TEQs
- Fizzle or Finale: The Final Day of Class
- Overcoming the Winter Doldrums in Student Learning by Promoting Self-Efficacy
- Motivation after Spring Break
- Qualities of an Exceptional Summer Course
- Uncovering Content in the Summer
- Summer Classes: Opportunities for Teaching and Learning