by Laura Carroll | Sep 11, 2020 | Adams Blog
I certainly enjoyed the fall weather this week, and I hope it added a little spring to your step! Enjoy your weekend. — Laura Beating Pandemic Burnout How the Pandemic is Pushing Professors to Improve their Pedagogy We’re All Socially Awkward...
by Berlin Fang | Sep 10, 2020 | Adams Blog
Canvas groups can be used to create group discussions, assignments, and projects. Check this tutorial to learn how it works.
by Laura Carroll | Sep 4, 2020 | Adams Blog
On Wednesday, I had 19 soaked first-year students in my Cornerstone class — everyone present — and I was buoyed by their energy and willingness to engage in hard conversations (week two’s Cornerstone spotlight addresses the banality of evil). I hope...
by Amy Boone | Sep 3, 2020 | Adams Blog
The new Master Teacher cohort spent some time this week thinking about descriptive words and phrases that they hope describe them as teachers. The list included such important and exciting desires, we wanted to share them more broadly. This group hopes students...
by Amy Boone | Sep 2, 2020 | Adams Blog
One of the many gifts of working in the Adams Center is interacting with faculty from all over campus. The collaboration that occurs in the Adams Center serves as such an encouragement to the Adams Center staff and the faculty who come together to share about...
by Amy Boone | Aug 28, 2020 | Adams Blog
This week, the Adams Center hosted a session highlighting ways to incorporate active learning into our current physically distanced classrooms. Here is a summary of the ideas shared: Use a google form as an entrance or exit ticket. Upon entering class, a quick google...
