Monday Morning Mentor Program
Delivering fast, focused, high-quality training for faculty every week of the academic
year
The Monday Morning Mentor program empowers faculty to start each week with a fast, dynamic and convenient professional development program that addresses some of today’s most important academic issues. The University Teaching Center is excited to provide faculty with this unique and efficient professional development opportunity.
Every Monday, faculty will receive an email with a link to a Monday Morning Mentor program. Each webinar is a focused, fact-filled, 20-minute on-demand video mentoring session and includes supplemental materials, the PowerPoint slides and transcript. The on-demand video will be available for viewing throughout the week, Monday morning through Sunday night. The supplemental materials and the PowerPoint slides can also be downloaded during this time.
The topics that will be presented during the current semester as well as those from prior semesters are listed below.
Watch your email every Monday morning for the link and sign-on instructions for the week’s webinar!
Monday Morning Mentor Schedule and Topics
UT faculty members may request copies of the transcripts, PowerPoint presentations and supplemental materials from past topics by emailing universityteachingcenter@utoledo.edu
FALL, 2022 |
TOPIC OF 20-MINUTE MENTOR PROGRAM |
| Aug. 22, 2022 | How Can I Use the First Day to Set the Tone for a Semester of Learning? |
| Aug. 29, 2022 | How Can I Reach and Teach Struggling Students? |
| Sept. 6, 2022 | What Are the Benefits—and Challenges—of Hyflex Instruction? |
| Sept. 12, 2022 | How Can I Use Everyday Interactions to Instill a Growth Mindset in Students? |
| Sept. 19, 2022 | What Are 5 Easy-to-use Technologies That Have a Big Impact on Learning in the Online Classroom? |
| Sept. 26, 2022 | How Can I Teach with Confidence in the Hyflex Classroom? |
| Oct. 3, 2022 | What Interventions Help Students Master Deep Reading and Engage with Assignments? |
| Oct. 10, 2022 | How Can I Help Online Students Develop Autonomy and Take More Responsibility for Their Learning? |
| Oct. 17, 2022 | How Can Ungrading Unleash Your Students' Potential? |
| Oct. 24, 2022 | How Can I Create an Engaging, Student-Focused Syllabus? |
| Oct. 31, 2022 | How Can I Spark Conversation in the Classroom? |
| Nov. 7, 2022 | How Can I Create Authentic Engagement Through Feedback Dialogue? |
| Nov. 14, 2022 | What Brain-Based Techniques Can I Use to Engage Students During Class? |
| Nov. 21, 2022 | How Can You Become More Intentional About Culturally Responsive Teaching? |
| Nov. 28, 2022 | How Can I Be My Own Instructional Designer? |
| Dec 5, 2022 | What Are Some Calendar Hacks for Faculty to Avoid Stress and Burnout? |
SPRING, 2022 |
TOPIC OF 20-MINUTE MENTOR PROGRAM |
| Jan. 17, 2022 | How Can I Build an Antiracist Syllabus? |
| Jan. 24, 2022 | How Can I Plan (or Revise) My Courses More Efficiently? |
| Jan. 31, 2022 | How Do I Structure Virtual Office Hours to Promote Student Use? |
| Feb. 7, 2022 | How Do I Create a Class That Support First-Year Students? |
| Feb. 14, 2022 | What’s Different About Teaching Online, and How Do I Change So My Students Succeed?* |
| Feb. 21, 2022 | How Can Disruptive Innovation Impact STEM Education? |
| Feb. 28, 2022 | How Can I Assess Students in my Online Classes through Student-created Videos? |
| Mar. 7, 2022 | What Are Practical Solutions for Managing My Online Teaching Workload? |
| Mar. 14, 2022 | How Can I Write Better Exam Questions to Measure Student Performance and Learning?
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| Mar. 21, 2022 | What Are Active Strategies for Structuring a Synchronous Class? |
| Mar. 28, 2022 | What Are Three Proven Ways to Manage My Online Discussion Board and Actively Engage Students? |
| Apr. 4, 2022 | How Can I Use Microactivities to Engage Students and Improve Learning and Retention? |
| Apr. 11, 2022 | How Can Online Instructors Make Themselves More Visible to Students? |
| Apr. 18, 2022 | How Can I Be a More Productive and Effective Teacher? |
| Apr. 25, 2022 | How Can I Redesign a Classroom Assignment for Online Teaching? |
| May 2, 2022 | What Culturally Responsive Teaching Techniques Can I Use to Improve Learning? |
Fall, 2021 |
TOPIC OF 20-MINUTE MENTOR PROGRAM |
| Aug. 23, 2021 | How Can I Create a Meaningful Online Learning Experience for Students? |
| Aug. 30, 2021 | How Can Understanding Group Dynamics Lead to Better Group Work? |
| Sep. 6, 2021 | How Will OER Benefit the 21st Century Student? |
| Sep. 13, 2021 | How Can I Increase Exam Security with Custom Question Banks? |
| Sep. 20, 2021 | How Can Discussion Responses Give Narrative Shape to an Online Class? |
| Sep. 27, 2021 | How Can I Adapt My Teaching So Students Thrive in a Polysynchronous Classroom? |
| Oct. 4, 2021 | How Can I Ensure Academic Integrity in the Online Classroom?* |
| Oct. 11, 2021 | How Can I Teach Soft Skills to Better Prepare Students for the Workplace? |
| Oct. 18, 2021 | How Can I Encourage Students to Stay Connected with Course Content After Class? |
| Oct. 25, 2021 | How Can I Effectively Move Peer Reviews Online? |
| Nov. 1, 2021 | How Can I Develop Opportunity-Minded Learners?* |
| Nov. 8, 2021 | How Can I Manage the Disconnect Between Faculty and Student Perceptions of Rigor to Increase Learning? |
| Nov. 15, 2021 | How Can I Help Students Who Are Struggling with Online Learning? |
| Nov. 22, 2021 | How Can I Grade In Less Time with Greater Impact?* |
| Nov. 29, 2021 | What are the Differences Between Synchronous and Asynchronous Teaching, and How Do I Best Choose the Format for My Online Class? |
| Dec. 6, 2021 | What Can I Do to Manage and Reduce Academic Job Stress? |
Spring, 2021 |
TOPIC OF 20-MINUTE MENTOR PROGRAM |
| Jan. 25, 2021 | How Can I Make My Video Lectures Effective and Engaging? |
| Feb. 1, 2021 | How Can You Help Online Students Be More Successful In Your Course? |
| Feb. 8, 2021 | How Do I Create Questions that Stimulate Engaging Conversations in Online Discussion Boards? |
| Feb. 15, 2021 | How Can I Maximize the First 10 Minutes of Remote Teaching To Spark Student Engagement? |
| Feb. 22, 2021 | How Can I Optimize Announcements to Help Online Students Navigate My Class? |
| Mar. 1, 2021 | How Can I Guide Online Learning by Engaging with Students? |
| Mar. 8, 2021 | What Are 9 Practical Steps to Implement Mastery Learning? |
| Mar. 15, 2021 | How Can Effective Note-taking Improve Online Student Learning? |
| Mar. 22, 2021 | How Can Educational Programs Use Backwards Design to Drive Learning and Student Success? |
| Mar. 29, 2021 | How Can a Teaching Calendar Help Me Be More Effective and Efficient in the Online Classroom? |
| Apr. 5, 2021 | How Can I Gauge Online Learning Through Engaging Activities and Assignments? |
| Apr. 12, 2021 | What Are 5 Easy-to-use Technologies That Have a Big Impact on Learning in the Online Classroom? |
| Apr. 19, 2021 | How Can I Extend My Research to the Public With a Podcast? |
| Apr. 26, 2021 | How Can Faculty Advocates Promote Online Education on Campus? |
| May 3, 2021 | What Is the Best Citizenship Advice I Ever Received? |
| May 10, 2021 | What Is the Best Leadership Advice I Ever Received? |
Fall, 2020
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TOPIC OF 20-MINUTE MENTOR PROGRAM |
| Aug. 24, 2020 | How Can I Add Choice to My Course to Give Students Autonomy and Motivate Deep Learning? |
| Aug. 31, 2020 | How Can We Support Home-Schooled Students as They Transition to College? |
| Sept. 7, 2020 | How Can I Help Online Students Develop Autonomy and Take More Responsibility for Their Learning? |
| Sept. 14, 2020 | Why Should I Migrate from Traditional Resources to OER in My Courses? |
| Sept. 21, 2020 | How Can I Get Students to Engage with Course Content Before Class? |
| Sept. 28, 2020 | How Can I Use LMS Intelligent Agents to Increase Interaction in My Online Classes? |
| Oct. 5, 2020 | How Can I Use Simple Gamification Strategies to Engage My Students? |
| Oct. 12, 2020 | How Can Screencasted Feedback Enhance Student Comprehension? |
| Oct. 19, 2020 | How Can I Use Technology to Foster the Emotional Processing of Course Content? |
| Oct. 26, 2020 | How Do I Go Beyond the Basics of Universal Design for Learning? |
| Nov. 2, 2020 | How Do I Build Trust with a Personal Users’ Guide? |
| Nov. 9, 2020 | How Do I Infuse Equity into Any Online Class? |
| Nov. 16, 2020 | What are 3 Keys to Teaching Intercultural Competence? |
| Nov. 23, 2020 | How Can I Build Engagement in My Online Classes through Student-Created Videos? |
| Nov. 30, 2020 | What is the Best Scholarship Advice I Ever Received? |
| Dec. 7, 2020 | How Can I Repurpose My Content into Videos that Get Viewed (and Shared)? |
SPRING, 2020 |
TOPIC OF 20-MINUTE MENTOR PROGRAM |
| January 27, 2020 | What Is the Best Teaching Advice I Ever Received? |
| February 3, 2020 | How Can Online Instructors Better Manage Their Workload? |
| February 10, 2020 | How Can I Cost-Effectively Use Virtual Reality to Enhance Instruction? |
| February 17, 2020 | How Can Media Richness Theory and Social Presence Theory Improve My Instruction? |
| February 24, 2020 | What Technology and Tools Do I Need to Create a Podcast for My Students? |
| March 2, 2020 | How Can Change Management Principles Help New Educational Programs Succeed? |
| March 9, 2020 | How Can I Become a Better Online Instructor? |
| March 16, 2020 | How Can I Write a Course Syllabus That’s Worth Reading? |
| March 23, 2020 | What Teaching Strategies Help Engage All Learners Online? |
| March 30, 2020 | How Do I Master Mastery Grading? |
| April 6, 2020 | How Can I Spark Conversation in the Classroom? |
| April 13, 2020 | How Do I Lead Change from the Middle? |
| April 20, 2020 | How Can Universities Empower Adult Learners? |
| April 27, 2020 | How Can I Be My Own Instructional Designer? |
| May 4, 2020 | How Can Post-Exam Reviews Become a Powerful Teaching Strategy? |
| May 11, 2020 | How Can I Use LMS Conditional Releases to Efficiently and Intentionally Engage My Students? |
Fall, 2019 |
TOPIC OF 20-MINUTE MENTOR PROGRAM |
| August 26, 2019 |
How Do I Create a Class that Supports First-year Students? |
| September 2, 2019 |
Beyond Syllabus Policies: What Strategies Help Students Take Responsibility for Learning? |
| September 9, 2019 |
How Do I Set Students up for Success in Online Courses? |
| September 16, 2019 |
How Can I Encourage the Growth Mindset with Three Simple Tips? |
| September 23, 2019 |
How Can I Increase Student Completion Rates in Online Learning? |
| September 30, 2019 |
How Can I Use Microactivities to Engage Students and Improve Learning and Retention? |
| October 7, 2019 |
How Can I Build Community with My Online Faculty? |
| October 14, 2019 |
What Culturally Responsive Teaching Techniques Can I Use to Improve Learning? |
| October 21, 2019 |
How Can I Create a Platform for Difficult Conversations in the Online Classroom? |
| October 28, 2019 |
How Can I Manage the Disconnect Between Faculty and Student Perceptions of Rigor to Increase Learning? |
| November 4, 2019 |
How Can I Ensure Academic Honesty in My Online Assessments? |
| November 11, 2019 |
What Can Engagement in Games Teach Me About Engagement in My Courses? |
| November 18, 2019 |
How Can I Create an Effective Syllabus for My Online Class? |
| November 25, 2019 |
How Do I Design Effective Combinations of Gamified Elements to Encourage Deeper Learning? |
| December 2, 2019 |
How Does Consistency Improve Quality in Online Courses and Programs? |
| December 9, 2019 |
How Can I Teach Soft Skills to Better Prepare Students for the Workplace? |
Spring, 2019 |
TOPIC OF 20-MINUTE MENTOR PROGRAM |
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January 28, 2019 |
What Can I Do to Manage and Reduce Academic Job Stress? |
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February 4, 2019 |
What Behavioral Changes Can I Make to Inspire Enthusiasm in My Classroom? |
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February 11, 2019 |
What Brain-Based Techniques Can I Use to Engage Students During Class? |
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February 18, 2019 |
How Can I Effectively Supervise Teaching and Research Assistants? |
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February 25, 2019 |
What are 10 Tips to Collaborate with Colleagues? |
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March 4, 2019 |
Why is Intercultural Competence Important and How Can it Improve my Teaching? |
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March 11, 2019 |
What are Five Methods that Help Students Become More Effective Learners? |
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March 18, 2019 |
How Can Improving Student Feedback Improve the Quality of Each Educational Encounter? |
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March 25, 2019 |
How Can I Leverage Force Multipliers in the Classroom? |
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April 1, 2019 |
How Do I Promote Civil and Thoughtful Engagement in the Classroom? |
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April 8, 2019 |
How Can I Most Effectively Fulfill My Citizenship Requirements? |
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April 15, 2019 |
What 5 Play-based Activities Can I Use to Create an Active, Learning-centered Class? |
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April 22, 2019 |
Copyright Crash Course: How Can I Stay on the Right Side of the Law? |
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April 29, 2019 |
Why Should I Migrate from Traditional Resources to OER in My Courses? |
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May 6, 2019 |
How Can Preparing to Teach Online Improve My Face-to-face Teaching? |
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May 13, 2019 |
How Can I Plan (or Revise) My Courses More Efficiently? |
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Fall, 2018 |
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September 3, 2018 |
How Can I Promote Enrollment and Retention in Challenging Courses that Motivate Instead of Frustrate? |
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September 10, 2018 |
What are Five Tips for Creating Videos that Promote Knowledge and Expand My Reach? |
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September 17, 2018 |
How Will OER Benefit the 21st Century Student? |
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September 24, 2018 |
How Can Livestreaming Bring New Life to My Teaching? |
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October 1, 2018 |
What is Gamification and How Can it Promote a Growth Mindset? |
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October 8, 2018 |
How Can the Three C's of Course Design Enhance Students' Online Performance? |
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October 15, 2018 |
How Can I Use Simple Gamification Strategies to Engage my Students? |
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October 22, 2018 |
How Can I Get Students to Engage with Course Content Before Class? |
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October 29, 2018 |
How Can I Resolve Difficult Situations in the Classroom? |
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November 5, 2018 |
How Should I Manage My Online Course? |
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November 12, 2018 |
How Can I Engage the Emotions of My Students to Maximize Learning? |
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November 19, 2018 |
How Can I Gain Valuable Insight from Course Evaluations? |
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November 26, 2018 |
How Can I Encourage Students to Stay Connected with Course Content After Class? |
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December 3, 2018 |
How Can Talking through Course Evaluations Improve my Teaching? |
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December 10, 2018 |
How Can Promoting Academic Integrity Improve Learning Outcomes for Students? |
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Spring, 2018 |
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January 29, 2018 |
How Do I Create the Ideal Learning Environment for Modern Learners? |
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February 5, 2018 |
How Can I Teach Routine Courses with Energy and Enthusiasm? |
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February 12, 2018 |
How Can I Use Controversial Issues to Build Cognitive Skills in My Students? |
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February 19, 2018 |
How Can I Leverage Force Multipliers in the Classroom? |
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February 26, 2018 |
How Do I Create Social Presence in my Online Classes? |
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March 5, 2018 |
How Do I Effectively Review Online Courses and Programs for Quality? |
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March 12, 2018 |
How Can I Make My Multiple Choice Tests More Effective? |
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March 19, 2018 |
How Can I Be an Effective Mentor? |
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March 26, 2018 |
How Can I Engage Generation C? |
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April 2, 2018 |
How Can I Revitalize My Classroom with Workforce Development Concepts? |
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April 9, 2018 |
How Do I Earn Swift Trust in my Online Classes? |
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April 16, 2018 |
How Do Mini-lectures Improve Student Engagement? |
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April 23, 2018 |
How Can I Move my Teaching Forward at Midcareer? |
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April 30, 2018 |
How Can I Attract and Retain Adjunct Online Faculty? |
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May 7, 2018 |
How Can I Write Better Letters of Recommendation? |
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May 14, 2018 |
Copyright Crash Course: How Can I Stay on the Right Side of the Law? |
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Fall, 2017 |
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September 4, 2017 |
What are the Secrets to Providing Highly Effective Feedback to Students? |
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September 11, 2017 |
How Can I Lay the Groundwork for Positive Technology Change? |
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September 18, 2017 |
How Do I Design Innovative Assignments to Foster Learning in the Online Classroom? |
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September 25, 2017 |
How Can I Implement UDL in the Next 20 Minutes? |
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October 2, 2017 |
How Do I Create a Lively, Yet Functional, Online Classroom? |
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October 9, 2017 |
How Should I Manage Conflict Within My Department? |
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October 16, 2017 |
How Can I Build Momentum for Change with Short-term Wins? |
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October 23, 2017 |
What Are the Secrets to Making Highly Effective Educational Videos? |
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October 30, 2017 |
How Do I Align Learning Objectives with Technology Using Backward Design? |
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November 6, 2017 |
How Do I Overcome Faculty Barriers to Online Teaching? |
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November 13, 2017 |
How Can I Make My Exams More Accessible? |
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November 27, 2017 |
How Do I Establish an Engaging Atmosphere in My Online Classroom? |
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December 4, 2017 |
How Can I Make My Exams More About Learning, Less About Grades? |
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December 11, 2017 |
What Do Adjunct Faculty Need to Be Successful in the Online Classroom? |
Spring, 2017 |
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January 23, 2017 |
What Is the Role of Communication In Teaching Excellence? |
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January 30, 2017 |
How Can I Keep Students Engaged With Online Instructor Presence? |
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February 6, 2017 |
Is There a Solution to Students Multitasking in Class? |
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February 13, 2017 |
What Do Adjunct Faculty Need to Be Successful in the Online Classroom? |
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February 20, 2017 |
How Do I Create and Implement Microlectures? |
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February 27, 2017 |
How Can I Align Technology with My Pedagogical Goals? |
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March 6, 2017 |
How Can I Assess Critical Thinking with Student-Created Work? |
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March 20, 2017 |
How Can Grading Policies Influence Student Learning? |
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March 27, 2017 |
How Can I Evaluate Online Teaching If I Haven’t Taught Online? |
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April 3, 2017 |
How Can I Design Copyright-Compliant Courses? |
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April 10, 2017 |
How Can I Get Useful Feedback to Improve My Online Teaching? |
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April 17, 2017 |
How Do I Monitor and Support Online Faculty? |
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April 24, 2017 |
How Do I Adapt an Online Faculty Peer Review Tool? |
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May 1, 2017 |
How Can I Identify and Overcome Obstacles to Change? |
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May 8, 2017 |
How Can Student Learning Begin Before the First Day of Class? |
Fall, 2016 |
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October 3, 2016 |
How Can I Design Critical Thinking Into My Courses? |
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October 10, 2016 |
How Can I Use Classroom Assessment Techniques (CATS's) Online? |
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October 17, 2016 |
How Can Course Design Help Prevent Online Cheating? |
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October 24, 2016 |
How Can I Assess Critical Thinking with Objective Items? |
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October 31, 2016 |
Beyond the Discussion Board: How Can I Engage Online Students? |
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November 7, 2016 |
How Can I Make Online Group Projects More Effective? |
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November 14, 2016 |
What Ethical Issues Lurk in My Grading Policy? |
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November 21, 2016 |
What Activities and Assignments Promote Critical Thinking? |
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November 28, 2016 |
How Can I Design Academic Integrity into My Online Programs? |
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December 5, 2016 |
How Can I Use Peer Monitoring to Improve Online Teaching? |
Spring, 2016 |
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January 25, 2016 |
How Do Master Teachers Create a Positive Classroom? |
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February 1, 2016 |
How Do I Assign Students to Groups? |
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February 8, 2016 |
How Do I Get Students to Come to Class Prepared? |
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February 15, 2016 |
What Key Concepts Improve Student Learning and Memory? |
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February 22, 2016 |
How Do I Create Engaging Threaded Discussion Questions? |
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February 29, 2016 |
How Can I Effectively Use Class Preparation Assignments? |
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March 7, 2016 |
How Can I Make the Activities in My Course More Inclusive? |
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March 14, 2016 |
How Do I Build Community in My Classroom? |
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March 21, 2016 |
How Do I Give Feedback that Improves Student Writing? |
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March 28, 2016 |
How Can I Enhance Class Using Story, Popular Media and Objects? |
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April 4, 2016 |
How Do I Prepare a SoTL Article for Publication? |
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April 11, 2016 |
What Key Factors Influence Test Performance? |
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April 18, 2016 |
How Do Prepared Students Change the Way I Teach? |
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April 25, 2016 |
Is Your Syllabus Sending the Wrong Message? |
Fall, 2015 |
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August 24, 2015 |
How Do I Use VoiceThread for Online Student Discussions? |
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August 31, 2015 |
What If a Student Asks a Question I Can't Answer? |
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September 7, 2015 |
What Should I Do When a Student Cheats? |
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September 14, 2015 |
How Can I Measure My Faculty Development Center's Impact? |
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September 21, 2015 |
What is the Best Way to Grade Participation? |
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September 28, 2015 |
How Can I Use Technology to Improve Learning? |
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October 5, 2015 |
How Do I Create a Climate for Learning in My Classroom? |
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October 12, 2015 |
Can Service-Learning Work in My Discipline? |
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October 19, 2015 |
What Can I Learn From Student Ratings? |
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October 26, 2015 |
How Can I Reduce Apathy and Increase Motivation? |
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November 2, 2015 |
How Do I Get Started with Service-Learning? |
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November 9, 2015 |
How Can I Connect Students' Interests to Course Content? |
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November 16, 2015 |
How Can I Better Manage Difficult Conversations with Faculty? |
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November 23, 2015 |
How Can I Build a Successful Faculty Development Program? |
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November 30, 2015 |
In Blended Courses, What Should Students Do Online? |
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December 7, 2015 |
How Do I Design Courses to Enhance Student Veterans' Success? |
Spring, 2015 |
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March 2, 2015 |
How Do I Develop a High-Impact Capstone Course? |
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March 9, 2015 |
How Can I Use Twitter to Improve Teaching and Learning? |
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March 16, 2015 |
Are Group Exams a Viable Testing Option? |
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March 23, 2015 |
I’m Teaching Online Next Term. What Do I Have to Know? |
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March 30, 2015 |
How Can I Help Students Develop Critical Thinking Skills? |
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April 6, 2015 |
How Can I Use Student Feedback to Improve My Teaching? |
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April 13, 2015 |
How Can I Incorporate a Group Poster Session into my Class? |
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April 20, 2015 |
What Should I Do When a Student Challenges My Authority? |
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April 27, 2015 |
How Can I Improve Lessons with a 4-step Plan? |
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May 4, 2015 |
What Works and What Doesn't When Teaching Large Classes? |
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May 11, 2015 |
How Can Google Docs Help Foster Productive Collaboration? |