What is Active Learning? Teaching for active learning is a teaching approach in which the instructor designs and implements classroom activities around new knowledge to be learned. These learning activities offer students an ongoing opportunity to engage with the new knowledge during the lesson/unit/course. Engagement consist of…
Modeling What is Modeling Showing someone how to do something may be the oldest form of instruction. Chances are, you can recall learning how to tie your shoes or how to ride a bicycle, and most likely, you were taught…
Instructors are always looking for ways to keep students active and engaged in their classes. Techniques which require a greater degree of participation and challenge the learners to think more deeply about the content usually yield more productive class sessions and greater interest…
What is Copyright? Copyright is a type of intellectual property that protects original works of authorship as soon as an author fixes the work in a tangible form of expression. Visit https://www.copyright.gov/ to learn more about the basics of copyright.…
Learning Theories Theories of how humans learn in the 20th and 21st centuries include behaviorism, cognitivism, constructivism, and most recently, connectivism. The following article describes the theories in brief and offers thumbnail sketches of practical applications instructors can employ. Behaviorism…
Supervisors and Managers As your employees return, you face a complex task of merging those who are on-site with those who are working remotely. You have a hybrid team. Begin your task by using the ABCs of leadership: Accountability, Belief,…
Concerned to Return: During this time of separation, some of us may have become more used to interacting with fewer people and turning inwards so that a return to meetings, classes, and in-person social events can be overwhelming initially and…
Excited to Return You are looking forward to the impromptu conversations that occur by the coffee pot, in the hallways, elevators, or even the restrooms. Ease back into small talk. Many of us are rusty with having an impromptu hallway…
The Blackboard Text editor features improvements to the interface to make adding content easier for faculty and students. It also makes content more accessible. However, there are some big changes to how the interface appears. Please use the resources below…
For this personal is pedagogical podcast, University of Maryland Global Campus Doctoral Student Margaret Tabiri Discusses her Doctoral project. For more information about her Doctoral Thesis, please review the links below: Blog 1: Economic Downturn | Blog 2: Role of…