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First Day of Class: A Once-a-Semester Opportunity

by David Christianson | Aug 19, 2015 | Archived

                        The first day of class, known by some as syllabus day, is a tremendous opportunity for faculty and students to connect, for students to be inspired, and for a solid foundation to be...

Why Change Our Approach to Teaching?

by David Christianson | Jul 15, 2015 | Informative Articles, Instructional Design

Have you thought about incorporating more active learning strategies in your classes, but are not convinced it is worth the effort? Read this short example from Faculty Focus about how a Geology class was transformed from a lecture-based class to one in which students...

How a Course Map Puts You on Track for Better Learning Outcomes: From Faculty Focus

by David Christianson | Jul 7, 2015 | Course Development

  It’s your first time to teach a class, and all you have to go on (other than your content expertise) is an inherited syllabus and a course schedule. You know you can make improvements, and this article from Faculty Focus will give you the steps to make...

Changing Start and End Dates for a Canvas Course

by David Christianson | May 8, 2015 | Instructional Design

Each Canvas course is created with the default beginning and end date for a semester. Sometimes, however, faculty will want to allow students to access and interact in the course before or after the official start and end times of the semester. In order to do this, an...

My Best Lecture: Jaime Goff

by David Christianson | Feb 13, 2015 | My Best Lecture

Do our experiences as young children influence the types of leaders we become? Jaime Goff presents My Best Lecture: From the Cradle to the Board Room.
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