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Brandon Johns, Spring/2019, Brandon Johns May 2020

Brandon Johns, Spring/2019, Brandon Johns

Teaching Skills Study Awards (TSSA) Reports

Improving instructor relatability


Eun-Ok Baek Teaching Skills Study Award Report Spring 2019, Erun-Ok Baek Apr 2020

Eun-Ok Baek Teaching Skills Study Award Report Spring 2019, Erun-Ok Baek

Teaching Skills Study Awards (TSSA) Reports

The primary goals of participating in this conference were to enhance my teaching skills by:

1) exploring emerging tools and instructional strategies to develop adaptive learning; and

2) more specifically, investigating ways to develop personalized learning, micro-learning, and gamification using various adaptive technology tools and learning analytics.

This provided an opportunity for me to improve my understanding of theoretical models and practical guidelines for the developing adaptive online learning course activities that facilitate increase students’ engagement and motivation.

Smart Sparrow, Knewton, DreamBox, and ScootPad were studied at the AERA conference. Smart Sparrow is the tool that is flexible and can …


Lasisi Ajayi Tssa 2018-19 Last Call, Lasisi Ajayi Apr 2020

Lasisi Ajayi Tssa 2018-19 Last Call, Lasisi Ajayi

Teaching Skills Study Awards (TSSA) Reports

The purpose of the TRC Teaching Study Skills Award is to enhance faculty teaching by supporting them to attend a conference devoted to university teaching or to a high-impact, evidence or a newly developing teaching practice.


Badminton Teaching/Coaching Skills And Materials, Hosung So Feb 2020

Badminton Teaching/Coaching Skills And Materials, Hosung So

Teaching Skills Study Awards (TSSA) Reports

No abstract provided.


Tssa Report_Winter 2020, Lamies Nazzal Feb 2020

Tssa Report_Winter 2020, Lamies Nazzal

Teaching Skills Study Awards (TSSA) Reports

No abstract provided.


Tssa Report_Winter 2020, Lamies Nazzal Jan 2020

Tssa Report_Winter 2020, Lamies Nazzal

Teaching Skills Study Awards (TSSA) Reports

In this report, I share the main Teaching Skills Practices I learned during presentations I attended at the Mathematics Joint Meetings (Denver, January 15 - 18, 2020). It was a great opportunity to attend presentations on best practices and considerations in designing and developing math courses, ideas and innovations in teaching, and inquiry-based learning and teaching. Attending these presentations is helping me keep improving my teaching practices to better improve the learning experiences of my students, and is helping me (as the coordinator of college algebra/precalculus courses) to further improve our College Algebra Stretch Courses and Support Labs.


Tssa: Southwestern Anthropology Association Conference: Legibility Practice/Prospect, Kathleen Nadeau Jan 2020

Tssa: Southwestern Anthropology Association Conference: Legibility Practice/Prospect, Kathleen Nadeau

Teaching Skills Study Awards (TSSA) Reports

A modified model of legibility vis-a-vis salon session was adapted for use my class, immediately, after attending the conference. Also, I took two students from my Winter Quarter class (Anth 301, Anthropological Theory) to the conference held that Spring Quarter 2019. They presented their research papers completed in Anth 301. In two of my Spring Quarter courses, I applied the modified model, by pairing student partners who were asked in sequential order to kick off the discussion, which then opened up to engage all students into the participatory process. The idea of running discussions like mini salon sessions (salon sessions …


Alexandra Cavallaro Tssa Report Fall 2018, Alexandra Cavallaro Jan 2020

Alexandra Cavallaro Tssa Report Fall 2018, Alexandra Cavallaro

Teaching Skills Study Awards (TSSA) Reports

The National Conference on Higher Education in Prison (NCHEP) is one of the largest gatherings of prison educators in the country. Over the course of four days, the NCHEP featured workshops that examine the best practices in prison education. I attended workshops on starting higher education in prison programs, fundraising and grant writing, strategic planning, fostering collaborative learning, using technology in the prison classroom, handling the emotional challenges of teaching in prison, and meeting accreditation standards.


Janine Kremling Tssa Fall 2018, Janine Kremling Nov 2019

Janine Kremling Tssa Fall 2018, Janine Kremling

Teaching Skills Study Awards (TSSA) Reports

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Donna Gotch Tssa Fall 2018, Donna Gotch Nov 2019

Donna Gotch Tssa Fall 2018, Donna Gotch

Teaching Skills Study Awards (TSSA) Reports

No abstract provided.


Amy Leh Tssa Fall 2018, Amy Leh Oct 2019

Amy Leh Tssa Fall 2018, Amy Leh

Teaching Skills Study Awards (TSSA) Reports

No abstract provided.


Miranda Mcintyre Tssa Winter 2019, Miranda Mcintyre Oct 2019

Miranda Mcintyre Tssa Winter 2019, Miranda Mcintyre

Teaching Skills Study Awards (TSSA) Reports

No abstract provided.


Monideepa Becerra Tssa Fall 2018, Monideepa B. Becerra Drph, Mph Oct 2019

Monideepa Becerra Tssa Fall 2018, Monideepa B. Becerra Drph, Mph

Teaching Skills Study Awards (TSSA) Reports

No abstract provided.


Jing Zhang Tssa Fall 2018, Jing Zhang Oct 2019

Jing Zhang Tssa Fall 2018, Jing Zhang

Teaching Skills Study Awards (TSSA) Reports

I learned more about team-based learning (e.g., using IF AT cards to encourage participation).


Elizabeth Martin Tssa Spring 2019 Tssa, Elizabeth Martin Sep 2019

Elizabeth Martin Tssa Spring 2019 Tssa, Elizabeth Martin

Teaching Skills Study Awards (TSSA) Reports

No abstract provided.


Masako Nunn Tssa Grant Fall 2018, Masako Nunn Aug 2019

Masako Nunn Tssa Grant Fall 2018, Masako Nunn

Teaching Skills Study Awards (TSSA) Reports

No abstract provided.


Lynne Diaz-Rico Tssa Spring 2019, Lynne Diaz-Rico Aug 2019

Lynne Diaz-Rico Tssa Spring 2019, Lynne Diaz-Rico

Teaching Skills Study Awards (TSSA) Reports

No abstract provided.


Cory Johnson Tssa Spring 2018, Cory Johnson May 2019

Cory Johnson Tssa Spring 2018, Cory Johnson

Teaching Skills Study Awards (TSSA) Reports

No abstract provided.


Kurt Kowalski Tssa Spring 2018, Kurt Kowalski May 2019

Kurt Kowalski Tssa Spring 2018, Kurt Kowalski

Teaching Skills Study Awards (TSSA) Reports

No abstract provided.


Jessica Nerren Tssa Fall 2018, Jessica Nerren May 2019

Jessica Nerren Tssa Fall 2018, Jessica Nerren

Teaching Skills Study Awards (TSSA) Reports

No abstract provided.


Meredith Conroy Tssa Winter 2018, Meredith Conroy Apr 2019

Meredith Conroy Tssa Winter 2018, Meredith Conroy

Teaching Skills Study Awards (TSSA) Reports

No abstract provided.


Rajrani Kalra Tssa Winter 2017, Rajrani Kalra Apr 2019

Rajrani Kalra Tssa Winter 2017, Rajrani Kalra

Teaching Skills Study Awards (TSSA) Reports

No abstract provided.


Stacey Fraser Tssa Winter 2018, Stacey Fraser Feb 2019

Stacey Fraser Tssa Winter 2018, Stacey Fraser

Teaching Skills Study Awards (TSSA) Reports

To enhance faculty's TEACHING by attending a conference devoted to university teaching, a high-impact practice, evidence-based practice or a newly developing teaching practice.


Jemma Kim Tssa Winter 2018, Jemma Kim Feb 2019

Jemma Kim Tssa Winter 2018, Jemma Kim

Teaching Skills Study Awards (TSSA) Reports

To enhance faculty's TEACHING by attending a conference devoted to university teaching, a high-impact practice, evidence-based practice or a newly developing teaching practice.


Yeaon (Pheobe) Kim Tssa Winter 2018, Yeon Kim Jan 2019

Yeaon (Pheobe) Kim Tssa Winter 2018, Yeon Kim

Teaching Skills Study Awards (TSSA) Reports

To enhance faculty's TEACHING by attending a conference devoted to university teaching, a high-impact practice, evidence-based practice or a newly developing teaching practice.


Jennifer Schulz, Spring 2019, Jennifer Schulz Jan 2019

Jennifer Schulz, Spring 2019, Jennifer Schulz

Teaching Skills Study Awards (TSSA) Reports

No abstract provided.


Ann Johnson Tssa Winter 2014, Ann M. Johnson Dec 2018

Ann Johnson Tssa Winter 2014, Ann M. Johnson

Teaching Skills Study Awards (TSSA) Reports

To enhance faculty's TEACHING by attending a conference devoted to university teaching, a high-impact practice, evidence-based practice or a newly developing teaching practice.


Amy Leh Tssa Fall 2018, Amy Leh Oct 2018

Amy Leh Tssa Fall 2018, Amy Leh

Teaching Skills Study Awards (TSSA) Reports

Enhances faculty's teaching by attending a conference devoted to university teaching, a high-impact practice, evidence-based practice or a newly developing teaching practice.


Paulchris Okpala Tssa Winter 2018, Paulchris Okpala Oct 2018

Paulchris Okpala Tssa Winter 2018, Paulchris Okpala

Teaching Skills Study Awards (TSSA) Reports

Enhances faculty's teaching by attending a conference devoted to university teaching, a high-impact practice, evidence-based practice or a newly developing teaching practice.


Edna Martinez Tssa Fall 2017, Edna Martinez Oct 2018

Edna Martinez Tssa Fall 2017, Edna Martinez

Teaching Skills Study Awards (TSSA) Reports

Enhances faculty's teaching by attending a conference devoted to university teaching, a high-impact practice, evidence-based practice or a newly developing teaching practice.