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Improving Active Learning Through Advanced Teaching Practices On An Online Course, Jin Ouk O. Choi
Improving Active Learning Through Advanced Teaching Practices On An Online Course, Jin Ouk O. Choi
UNLV Best Teaching Practices Expo
Since the outbreak of the COVID, there has been a great need to advance learning experiences and opportunities for students when the courses are taught remotely. To address the need, the author incorporated the teaching strategies learned from the Culturally Relevant & Responsive Teaching (CRRT) fellows program supported by the NSF TRANSCEnD project. In Fall 2021, the author implemented multiple new teaching techniques and strategies in the CEM453-653 course, delivered entirely online. The specific teaching practices and technologies are: 1) Delivering lectures both live (synchronous) and recordings (asynchronous); 2) Using adaptive technology (Mentimeter & WebEx Poll) with real-time feedback; 3) …
Course Master Planning, Haroon Stephen, Jee Woong Park
Course Master Planning, Haroon Stephen, Jee Woong Park
UNLV Best Teaching Practices Expo
Our specific teaching practice is to use a course master plan, which is a comprehensive document that provides the embodiment to the course skeleton often given in the syllabus. The master plan strategy addresses the need to provide multi-level perspectives of the course. The master plan provides a one-stop source of information and enables a consistent course delivery in case of multiple instructors assigned to a course in the same semester or on rotation.
Instructors Learn From Homework, Too: Streamlining Data Collection To Facilitate Reteaching Before The Test, Erica J. Marti
Instructors Learn From Homework, Too: Streamlining Data Collection To Facilitate Reteaching Before The Test, Erica J. Marti
UNLV Best Teaching Practices Expo
Whether it’s for accreditation or simply as a good teaching practice to inform future instruction, gathering and analyzing data can be time consuming. This is especially true for large classes. How can you streamline the process for quick evaluation?
Linking Information With Knowledge For Enhanced Learning, Haroon Stephen
Linking Information With Knowledge For Enhanced Learning, Haroon Stephen
UNLV Best Teaching Practices Expo
Learning in classroom needs continuous engagement and triggering of curiosity. A non-stop delivery of information without context becomes “blah-blah-blah”. There is a need to create a link at every step of the way in learning.
The Las Vegas Wash: Student Real-World Site Involvement, Erica S. Tietjen
The Las Vegas Wash: Student Real-World Site Involvement, Erica S. Tietjen
UNLV Best Teaching Practices Expo
Students from all disciplines (not just Environmental Science) can gain experience with and appreciation of their local natural resources