“Teaching Symposium Highlights Inclusivity Principles”
The annual College of Engineering Symposium on Engineering Teaching Excellence focused primarily on inclusivity in teaching and clasrooms and featured the Teaching for Learning Center's director, Tori Mondelli, as its keynote presenter. Read more here.
Teaching Renewal Week 2022
January 11, 2022 (Tuesday) Time Session 10:00am-11:00am Keynote: Facing the Future of Technology and Learning In the last decade, innovations like adaptive learning, smartphones, learning analytics, OER, and MOOCs have been chipping away at the corners of traditional education – causing us to teach using more technology. The pandemic accelerated technology adoption, but…
Giving to Mizzou – Teaching for Learning Center
If you would like to support our work at the Teaching for Learning Center, we would greatly appreciate your tax-deductible contribution. You can make a gift to the Teaching for Learning Center online, using MU’s secure “Giving to Mizzou” webpage. Once at this website, you can choose your donation amount and payment option. Please confirm…
Register now! Teaching Renewal Week 2022
Registration is now open! Monday, January 10th - Friday, January 14th, 2022. The theme for this year's conference is Curricular and Instructional Innovation.
Teaching Renewal Week 2022 – January 10th – January 14th, 2022
SAVE THE DATE! Monday, January 10th - Friday, January 14th, 2022 The theme for this year's virtual Teaching Renewal Week conference is Curricular and Instructional Innovation. Join us for sessions that will share the many innovative ways we promote student learning in our courses and other learning experiences. Keynote Speaker: Dr. Maria Andersen Dr. Maria…
Bringing Theories to Practice: Universal Design Principles and the Use of Social Annotation to Support Neurodiverse Students
Social annotation tools such as Hypothesis and Voice Thread, when used well, boost student engagement, enhance critical thinking, expand reading comprehension, and increase student interaction. Learn more about these tools here with this article from Faculty Focus.
The Expert Network
The Expert Network is a fantastic, free, online resource for faculty and instructional staff. Access individualized coaching to help address teaching challenges in your learning environment. Experts will attend to your unique situation and offer suggestions that are attuned to the needs of diverse learners. Consider taking advantage of their flexible, on-demand coaching this summer!
Assigning Roles to Increase the Effectiveness of Group Work
Although group assignments have many benefits, instructors may encounter a wide variety of problems. Common problems include students not contributing to the project, one student dominating the group, or students having different expectations about group performance and workload (Burke, 2011). See this article from The Scholarly Teacher on increasing the effectiveness of group work.
Reading and Dyslexia in a Digital World: The Perspective of a Reading Warrior
This webinar with Dr. Maryanne Wolf (Director of the Center for Dyslexia, Diverse Learners, and Social Justice, UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information Studies) addresses how the human brain has evolved over time to make sense of words on a page, weaving a tapestry of research from neuroscience, linguistics, and cognitive psychology. This recorded…
Effective Strategies for Culturally Responsive Teaching
As we continue to learn from the way that the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the modern classroom, it is more important than ever to examine the way we reach many kinds of learners. See an article here on "Effective Strategies for Culturally Responsive Teaching" by Ciera Graham, PH.D.