Give Students a Break: Why Compassion and Empathy are Essential to Student Success
March 27, 2020 By Shelley Howell, Ed.D. We are all in this together. It’s not just a phrase of the day, or an empty platitude....
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What’s the Big Deal About Active Learning?
September 16, 2019 By Shelley Howell, Ed.D. If you’ve been teaching for any length of time, you’ve probably heard the term active learning. What do...
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Course Design – The Big 3
August 20, 2019 By Shelley Howell, Ed.D. It’s easy to get overwhelmed when you first design a course. There so much to cover, and so...
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Do They Say What They Mean? Unpacking the Course Evaluation for Improving Student Success
May 8, 2018 As the final exams and papers flood our desks and we prepare to wrap up the semester, we’re left with a final...
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Before they go, take time to celebrate
April 24, 2018 The final week of school is upon us. Papers need to be graded, presentations heard, tests written, and grades finalized. Most students...
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Collaborating Across Disciplines
April 10, 2018 By Carolyn Luna, Lecturer, Mathematics Creating change on campus often starts with small events, one of which was held in the mathematics...
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An Invisible Syndrome
March 28, 2018 An Invisible Syndrome: perspectives from a first-gen faculty member — Dr. Shelley Howell, TLS Consultant and UTSA Lecturer I remember the first...
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Call for Proposals – Sawtelle Teaching Innovation Grants
March 6, 2018 UTSA Teaching and Learning Services and the Academy of Distinguished Teaching Scholars are pleased to announce that applications for the Sawtelle Financial...
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Learning in Groups
February 27, 2018 Group work. The mere mention of it sends students off on a rant about unproductive peers, poorly crafted research papers, and time...
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Assigning Group Work (That Works)
February 19, 2018 Students hate group work. From meetings with no agendas to students who stop showing up and projects in which one person completes...