Thoughts on Teaching

The purpose of this blog is to explore ideas about postsecondary teaching and learning – both online and on-campus. Not because I am an expert, but because I am always looking for ways to improve my practice. I hope this blog serves as an archive of teaching strategies that are not only useful to me but have value to others.

Monday, June 18, 2012

Please join me at my new blog/site

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I have started a new site with blog at http://joannadunlap.com . Please join me there!
Monday, September 14, 2009

Getting to know you: The first week of class and beyond

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The first week of class… Whether on-campus or online, we always plan a few orientation and get-to-know-you activities in an attempt to get o...
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Thursday, May 14, 2009

Using teaching assistants effectively

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Recently, due to a new policy in our school connecting Teaching Assistant-eligibility with class size (specifically for online courses), I a...
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Friday, April 17, 2009

Three-pronged approach to online discussions for learning

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Although I have of late neglected this blog while writing for other venues, I am stimulated to regroup after attending a few sessions about ...
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Sunday, February 8, 2009

Determing the essential learning objectives for a course

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Recently, I've had to do some thinking about how to design and facilitate effective accelerated courses. We are implementing an accelera...
Wednesday, January 21, 2009

The 22-page long syllabus; or How much to share with students at the start of a course

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A year or so ago, I shared my Adult Learning and Education syllabus with a colleague as part of a discussion on enhancing adults' motiva...
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Thursday, January 15, 2009

Voting a question off the island; or, different ways to think about quizzes and exams

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Given the nature of the courses I teach, I tend to use authentic projects for assessment purposes. However, because of recent conversations ...
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