Welcoming Your Students to Class
Transform your students on your first day of class by welcoming them.
Active Learning Techniques in Small Seminar Classes
Small seminar classes, by their nature, are active – the small class size and discussions necessitate participation and concentration by everyone in the room. There are times, however, when the …
Active Learning Fellows: Eric Green on How Students React to Active Learning
During the summer and fall of 2015, the CIT led the Active Learning Faculty Fellowship. Nine faculty from a variety of disciplines shared experiences and learned about using active learning techniques in their classrooms. …
Determinant Detectives: Using Video to Present a Team Project
Forming diverse teams and establishing positive team dynamics were crucial for Sara LeGrand‘s class, Social Determinants of Health: China and the World. Sarah Le Grand is assistant research professor at …
Making the Most of Assigned Readings
Assigned readings are an integral part of most any college class. But, it can be difficult to get students to do the assigned readings and use them in the course. …
Introduce Yourself: Student Videos Build Community
Dr. Sara LeGrand’s first assignment for her Duke Kunshan students in her course, Social Determinants of Health: China and the World was to introduce themselves in order to build a …
Introverts Can Thrive with Group Work
Cooperative group work helps students learn, but some question “what about the introverts?” This post describes 5 activities and 6 characteristics of group activities that help everyone learn.
The Power Walk: Engage Students on the First Day of Class
What does Dr. LeGrand do on the first day of class? I was able to travel as a staff member to Duke Kunshan University in Fall 2015. I had the …
Including Participation in Student Grades
How can student participation be given a numeric score fairly and accurately? Dr. Elizabeth Bucholz, Instructor in Biomedical Engineering, has asked students to self-assess their participation, three times during the semester. Read more about how it worked.
Active Learning Fellows: Gennifer Weisenfeld on Working in Teams
During the summer and fall of 2015, the CIT led the Active Learning Faculty Fellowship. Nine faculty from a variety of disciplines shared experiences and learned about using active learning techniques in their classrooms. …