First Day of Class
Meeting the class for the first time. Setting the tone for the semester. Download First Day of Class Presentation
What Are Open Educational Resources and Why Should You Care?
Open Educational Resources are content, including book, or software developed by individuals around the world for educational purposes (K-20 levels); Much of it is free to use by others, often with some conditions attached, but most are openly licensed; Three…
Dr. Sara Goldrick-Rab: College as a Community of Helpers
Higher education has got to do a better job of proactively reaching out to students instead of waiting for them to ask for help, said Dr. Sara Goldrick-Rab, Professor of Higher Education Policy and Sociology at Temple University. Goldrick-Rab spoke…
Formative Assessment in Action
A formative assessment is an informal, low stakes way to check for student learning as quickly as possible during instruction. Formative assessments are ungraded (or graded for completion rather than accuracy). Formative assessment is student focused, instructionally informative, and is…
Blackboard for Everyone
This PDF provides a brief overview of how Blackboard is used at Montgomery College for supplementing face to face courses. Participants will learn about ELITE’s Blackboard Training opportunities, and the differences between the various courses that are offered. There will…
Design a Pop-Up Learning Community in One Hour
Pop-up Learning Communities are courses that meet at the same time on the same days that engage in collaborative activities. Collaborative activities can occur once during the semester or as many times as the collaborating faculty decide; they can be…
How Trauma Impacts the Brain, Behavior and Learning
Faculty are well adept at providing assistance to students who “just don’t get” the material, but few realize how traumatic experiences such as the death of a family member, sexual assault and domestic violence affect the brain, how those effects…
Teaching with Tough Empathy Pedagogy
Tough empathy pedagogy is an educational practice that requires faculty to listen to students about their misunderstandings, fears, and hopes in order to give them the appropriate guidance and support for success. This practice has the potential to improve faculty-student…
Strategies Teaching Linguistically Diverse Students
This interactive workshop equips faculty with pedagogical skills needed to effectively teach the linguistically diverse students at Montgomery College. Using support their learning. Participants will take part in a gallery walk to explore samples of interactive elements, then design an…
Teaching With the Brain in Mind
Terms like "growth mindset," "resilience” and "metacognition" have become prominent in the discourse on student success. At the same time, emerging research in neuroscience is transforming our understanding of how we learn. What are the implications for the way we…