Explore the teaching aids on this page to discover promising practices in face-to-face instruction. New entries will be added each month so be sure to check back often!
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Aronson's Jigsaw
A cooperative technique to promote greater, deeper understanding of course material while encouraging individual responsibility, mutual accountability, and reflective learning.
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Mock Trial
An experiential activity where students can discuss, debate, and examine an idea from multiple perspectives.
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Assessment Design for Integrity
Eight easy tips for optimizing the design of your assessment tools and strategies to prevent dishonesty and safeguard academic integrity.
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Mind Map
A strategy for helping students visually explore and represent connections between one or more components of a key idea or central theme in your course content.
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LEGO in the Classroom
A real-life facilitation technique and practical problem-solving mechanism that combines model creation, storytelling, active listening, engagement, and story-making.
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Feedback Encouraging Growth
Seven quick tips for providing feedback that encourages students to successfully overcome challenges and foster a growth mindset.
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Refining Program Learning Outcomes
A quick and easy guide to program and course learning outcomes: what they are, how to write them, and how to refine them.
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