Teaching Tips

As the end of the semester approaches, consider using some of these activities on your last day of class.

A learning-centered syllabus focuses on the needs of the students and their learning process. This post provides resources for creating the best syllabus for your course.

There are a lot of things to consider when teaching a class with another teacher. There are also different ways to go about team teaching. Before you begin a class, or even if you’re in the middle of one, try reading this article for some useful insights into classroom team teaching.

As teachers we want to inspire our students as they engage with learning content. We wish for more than a cursory glance or a one-time use of the material from our students. Building learning activities that use cognitive constructivism can help your students. Read more for some simple steps to keep in mind when building learning activities.

Students who say that they did not complete assigned readings suggested three ways that instructors might increase their motivation to complete the reading assignment.

Your view of education will influence the way you approach your studies. President David O. McKay offers a perspective worthy of your consideration.

“I cannot teach anybody anything. I can only make them think.” - attributed to Socrates

Fostering a dynamic and interactive atmosphere for your blended or online class can be difficult. If the well is dry, this article has a large variety of suggestions to help stimulate discussion and participation among your students.

Using a visualization technique can be helpful. Sometimes all it takes is a simple change of a hat, whether literal or figurative, to help focus. To help with a broad range of perspectives, try on one or more of the hats in this article!

Belinda Richardson and Debi Griffin from Bellarmine University share some activities you can use to engage your students during your lectures and how to work these activities into your class.

Self-Determination Theory provides a framework to help you foster your students’ motivation.

These three key areas have been shown to make a real difference as you work to improve your students’ experience.

A student’s attitude can be the difference between actually learning and just doing tasks. This post provides great tips for helping students take responsibility, as well as a list of inspirational movies that highlight truths about learning.

Concept mapping is a great way to build upon previous knowledge by connecting new information back to it. This post explores the uses of concept mapping and provides tools for creating concept maps on the computer.