You have likely spent countless hours preparing and implementing your course. As you maintain or look to your next course, consider the following class facilitation tips from the Harvard Business Review. These suggestions are helpful whether you deliver a course remotely or in-person. If you are curious about how to apply any of these approaches,
Looking for inspiration to provide a more equitable, inclusive classroom? Braiding Sweetgrass, by Robin Wall Kimmerer, is a relaxing yet engaging read that finds commonalities and parallels among indigenous ways of knowing, modern scientific research, and an ecological lens of learning and development. Order the Amazon e-book or add it to your Google Library here.
MSHE requires students to complete most assignments in the American Psychological Association (APA) 7th edition style. Instructor Stephanie Brehm and MSHE instructional design and technology consultant Chris Neary created a tutorial for students that covers academic writing style, APA formatting standards, and resources for students to explore. Watch the video tutorial in Panopto. Download a
If you’re reading this you have likely taught an MSHE course remotely. As we move toward more in-person learning, consider the learning approaches you used in Zoom and other integrated technologies and how these could work for your next class. I highly encourage you to read this brief guide from The Chronicle of Higher Education,
Northwestern University’s School of Professional Studies offers you free training on universal design for learning (UDL) principles applied to online learning. You must have an active Northwestern net ID to participate in this course. In this asynchronous, fully remote, two-week workshop, you’ll learn about the basics of Universal Design for Learning and accessibility! You’ll leave
Below is a bulleted summary from an EdSurge article, published by Soulaymane Kachani, Amanda Irvin, and Catherine Ross on May 24, 2021. EdSurge is widely acclaimed news source for changes and consequences related to education technologies. If you have any questions or want to apply these tips to your course, contact Chris Neary at christopher.neary@northwestern.edu.
About the workshop The abilities to think critically and apply knowledge are the hallmarks of a university education. Every discipline, however, valorizes critical thinking and analysis in its own manner; each has its own history of approaches to knowledge production. This complexity can make general discussions of “critical thinking” and “analysis” difficult, as one’s disciplinary
The traditional lecture as a pedagogical tool seems to be at a crossroad in the 21st century. Supporters of lectures view the technique as an efficient way to transmit information to students and a tried-and-true teaching method that has historically worked. On the other hand, critics view lecturing as a passive approach to learning that
Curious about how students can submit videos in Canvas? This session offers instructors an overview using Panopto to accept student video submissions through Canvas. Attendees will leave ready to give students the instructions they need to create and submit video assignments. This session will also go over reviewing and grading video submissions. Northwestern IT Digital
In this workshop, you’ll learn how to create assignments, give feedback, and assign grades in Canvas. Northwestern IT Digital Learning facilitates this free workshop for any interested NU faculty member. Participants in this workshop should already be familiar with the features and functionality of Canvas by completing the Introduction to Canvas workshop. You may also
