I recently read a book titled Small Teaching Online: Applying Learning Science in Online Classes by Flower Darby with James M. Lang. My approach to teaching is very practical and application based so I appreciated some of the ideas shared in this book. Some were new ideas to me, some not, and I’ve compiled my …
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Book: Specifications Grading: Restoring Rigor, Motivating Students and Saving Faculty Time
This year I am participating in a Center for Teaching and Learning Faculty Learning Community on Specifications Grading. My main goal is to learn all that I can about specs grading from reading the book and from other faculty who are currently using this technique in their teaching. Here is a link to the book. …
Book: Make it Stick: The Science of Successful Learning
This book, Make it Stick: The Science of Successful Learning is what the UVM College of Medicine Active Learning team is using as a framework for their redesigned active learning curriculum. I am now working with some ideas from the book to integrate into our online public health courses such as pre-module quizzes, reflection and …
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Book: Leveraging the ePortfolio for Integrative Learning: A Faculty Guide to Classroom Practices for Transforming Student Learning
The following is a book that was recommended to read if interested in ePortfolios in learning. C. Reynolds, J. P. (2014). Leveraging the ePortfolio for integrative learning: a faculty guide to classroom practices for transforming student learning: Stylus publishing, LLC.