Self-Assessment In The College Curriculum,
2018
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Self-Assessment In The College Curriculum, Joe Ervin
UNLV Best Teaching Practices Expo
The use of self-assessment in the college curriculum is an extensive and wide-reaching endeavor. In essence, through a variety of pedagogical and curricular methods, students are given the opportunity to think about themselves.
Volunteering In The Community: Combining Service And Learning,
2018
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Volunteering In The Community: Combining Service And Learning, Elena Gandia Garcia
UNLV Best Teaching Practices Expo
Most of the patients who use the services offered by the Lied Pediatric Clinic are minorities (70%), and half of those patients are Hispanic. The clinic lacks of professional interpreters to help monolingual doctors and residents to communicate with their patients.
Developing A Teaching Philosophy Statement,
2018
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Developing A Teaching Philosophy Statement, Steve Hayden
UNLV Best Teaching Practices Expo
In the college of education it is common practice for students to write multiple versions of a concise and direct teaching philosophy statement (1,000-1,500 words).
Interior Architecture’S Use Of Rotating Teams,
2018
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Interior Architecture’S Use Of Rotating Teams, Dak Kopec
UNLV Best Teaching Practices Expo
The inclusion of health conditions within the process of environmental modification for design students requires concurrent learning outcomes related to research, brainstorming, and ideation that can only be achieved through team projects.
Lecture Capture / Flipping / Clickers,
2018
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Lecture Capture / Flipping / Clickers, Darrell Lutey
UNLV Best Teaching Practices Expo
Student Success – UNLV needs to improve retention
Instructors Learn From Homework, Too: Streamlining Data Collection To Facilitate Reteaching Before The Test,
2018
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
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?
Photo Assignments: An Exploration Of Student Retention Rate,
2018
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Photo Assignments: An Exploration Of Student Retention Rate, Lawrence Mullen
UNLV Best Teaching Practices Expo
In an attempt to increase student retention and graduation rates, many colleges and universities have some sort of freshman course, or first-year seminar that serves to introduce students to college life. The course also helps students transition from high school.
Tea-Searching With Undergrad & Grad Students: Moving Beyond The Stem Fields,
2018
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Tea-Searching With Undergrad & Grad Students: Moving Beyond The Stem Fields, Kim Nehls
UNLV Best Teaching Practices Expo
Tea-searching is a blend of teaching and research in the college classroom. It is learning by doing with in-class exercises and assignments designed to study complex problems, collect and analyze data, and discuss findings – all to varying levels at the undergraduate, masters, and doctoral levels. In the past decade, research on these student experiences has revealed the extensive array of professional and personal benefits.
Creative Student Engagement,
2018
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Creative Student Engagement, Robyn Raschke
UNLV Best Teaching Practices Expo
Many students do not feel comfortable asking questions in front of the whole class and stay quiet during class.
Add Interactive Elements To Videos Using H5p,
2018
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Add Interactive Elements To Videos Using H5p, Benjamin Root
UNLV Best Teaching Practices Expo
To increase student engagement, video materials can include interactive components.
Facebook Group In Acc 202,
2018
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Facebook Group In Acc 202, Daniel R. Siciliano
UNLV Best Teaching Practices Expo
ACC 202 has three sections of 100-120 students in each section each semester.
Internships For Accounting Students,
2018
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Internships For Accounting Students, Daniel R. Siciliano
UNLV Best Teaching Practices Expo
ACC 400 is the first upper division class for accounting majors and students are introduced to the importance of internships.
Dialectical Teaching Strategies For First And Second-Year Students,
2018
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Dialectical Teaching Strategies For First And Second-Year Students, Nathan M. Slife
UNLV Best Teaching Practices Expo
An oppositional or bi-polar understanding of meaning (Rychlak, 1976). This ancient understanding of meaning has many applications for instructors.
Using A Breakout Box To Encourage The 4cs In The Classroom,
2018
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Using A Breakout Box To Encourage The 4cs In The Classroom, Erica S. Tietjen
UNLV Best Teaching Practices Expo
Small groups can benefit from practicing the “4Cs” skills that will continue to be important in the 21st century (NEA, 2017): Critical thinking Communication Collaboration Creativity
Web Based Classroom Management Enhanced By Personalized And Experiential Learning,
2018
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Web Based Classroom Management Enhanced By Personalized And Experiential Learning, Cecilia Turman
UNLV Best Teaching Practices Expo
The purpose of this practice is to promote experiential and personalized learning in online instruction.
Voluntary Web-Based Self-Assessment Quiz Use Improves Exam Performance, Especially For Learners With Low Prior Knowledge,
2018
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Voluntary Web-Based Self-Assessment Quiz Use Improves Exam Performance, Especially For Learners With Low Prior Knowledge, Jenifer C. Utz, Matthew L. Bernacki
UNLV Best Teaching Practices Expo
We examined students’ voluntary use of digital self-assessment quizzes as a resource for learning in a large anatomy and physiology lecture course. Students (N = 238) could use 16 chapter quizzes and four analogous unit quizzes to rehearse and self-assess knowledge. Repeated use was uncommon (12%), as was lack of use (13%). Most students (75%) engaged in occasional use of self-assessment quiz items. Exam performance differed between repeated use (84%), occasional use (76%), and no use (72%) groups. Differences were greater among students who lacked prior knowledge of course topics. Quiz use improved performance more for low prior knowledge students, …
To Hy Or Not To Hy: Benefits Of Hybrid (Hy) Courses For Students & Faculty,
2018
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
To Hy Or Not To Hy: Benefits Of Hybrid (Hy) Courses For Students & Faculty, Heather Whitesides, Yeonsoo Kim
UNLV Best Teaching Practices Expo
The Hybrid (HY) model is being introduced to support our University’s student success equation. Defined as meeting half face to face and half online, the HY model opens space for more courses to be offered.
The Power Of Co-Teaching: Academic English Learning With Interactive Support,
2018
Purdue University
The Power Of Co-Teaching: Academic English Learning With Interactive Support, Kyongson Park
Engagement & Service-Learning Summit
This presentation is a report on an ELL teacher’s mainstream class observations, co-teaching experiences with a local language arts teacher, and surveying with students for a semester. As Short and Echevarria (2016) state, “academic language is a second language for all students” (p. 2) and every student is an academic English learner. This study examines how teachers find the gap between theory and practice by taking on multiple roles in classrooms and providing diverse support (Gottlieb, 2015). This leads to enhanced academic language learning which could meet the academic standards. The implemented project focused on creating an autobiographical book with …
Developing Civic Identity Amongst Middle School Students In Northern Chicago,
2018
Loyola University Chicago
Developing Civic Identity Amongst Middle School Students In Northern Chicago, Nicole Karwowski, Sania Zaffar, Rachel Phillips, Katelyn Sullivan, Holly Laws
SPACE: Student Perspectives About Civic Engagement
Civic engagement programs allow students to develop confidence, passion, and a sense of responsibility toward their community. In a program like Summer Civics Academy at Loyola University Chicago, students are provided with a space for dialogue about the social problems they see in their community and given the resources to try and work towards a solution. Students provided with this type of engaged learning experience are thus encouraged to be a part of our democratic system in the future. Our focus on critical civic engagement attempted to build student skills in identity building, intercultural learning and collective social action. More …
January 2018,
2018
Southwestern Oklahoma State University
