Beat the Cheat
January 30, 2018 Cheating happens. It happens online. It happens face-to-face. It happens at Ivy League Universities. It happens on tests. It happens on papers....
Students learn best when they are in a positive and safe environment that engages and challenges them intellectually. The following teaching tips are a mix of self-paced modules, recorded presentations and workshops, handbooks, guides, and articles created by us, other institutions, and thought leaders, to enhance teaching, engage students, and create innovative instruction for student success and educational excellence.
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Mindful Makeups for Cancelled Classes
January 17, 2018 As kids, we exuberantly embraced holidays created by Mother Nature. As instructors, however, cancellations create scheduling complications and concerns about missing important...
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Let’s Make This The Semester We Reach That One Student
January 9, 2018 We’ve all had that student who seems uninterested in being in our class. You know the one we mean: He sits in...
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The Power of One
In our consultations, conversations with faculty inevitably steer toward concerns about time and the challenges of change. As we begin a new semester and a...
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Have a great semester break!
The end of the semester brings a sense of accomplishment, a frustration about things undone, and the eternal hope of a new semester. How...
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Helping Students Weather Harvey
Most of us spent last week watching Hurricane Harvey’s ongoing devastation with a combination of disbelief and dismay. Although San Antonio was spared, the same...
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Assessing Learning
Creating assessments that evaluate student learning in a way that doesn’t overwhelm the instructor challenges even the best teachers. We’ve assembled great resources to help...
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Work-Life Balance
UTSA is committed to supporting the mental health and well-being of our entire campus community. Faculty face unique challenges in both the classroom and in...
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Active Learning Techniques
When it comes to choosing instructional strategies for your course, there are a number of variables to consider including class size, learning outcomes, and time....
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