In our time online during COVID everyone learned and did things they never thought themselves capable. You learned Zoom, OAKS, Padlet, Jamboard, and so many other tools. You were curious about how to do things differently to achieve better results. Let’s not let that go! Just because you are back in the classroom doesn’t mean you should…
Category Archives: Assessment
Pedagogy Pointer – What DO your students know?
Research from as far back as the 1980s, and maybe earlier, shows that learning is enhanced and extended if students access prior knowledge before they learn something new. This give them a frame of reference, or “hook,” on which to hang their new learning (Harvey F. Silver and Matthew J. Perini) thus making recall and understanding easier. …
Pedagogy Pointer – Academic Rigor
As college professors and educators you know that rigor is important. But do we really know what that word means in relationship to our teaching? I couldn’t find a definition on the CofC website so I decided to do some digging. Merriam-Webster defines rigor as: harsh inflexibility in opinion, temper, or judgment a tremor…