Talking About Teaching

April 29, 2022 / Department of Digital Learning

Traditional approaches to lectures, assignments, and grading aren’t always effective. Students have complicated lives outside of class. Faculty members must decide how much flexibility to give them, and how accessible to be. All of that was true before the pandemic, but the past two years have made those problems harder to ignore.

How can you improve your teaching this semester?

You’ll learn from our expert panelists:

Isis Artze-Vega, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Valencia College
Viji Sathy, Associate Dean of Evaluation and Assessment, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Regan A.R. Gurung, Associate Vice Provost, Oregon State University

Join Beth McMurtrie and Beckie Supiano, Chronicle senior writers and authors of our free Teaching newsletter, for a four-part monthly series of roundtable discussions that will tackle the topics that concern you most — and answer your questions. Plus, the conversation will continue in the Teaching newsletter.

Audience Q&A and Reader Mailbag

UPCOMING: April 29 at 2 p.m., ET.
Our roundtable series has covered a lot of ground: the changing student/professor dynamic, fostering student engagement, and rethinking assessment. But we know there’s so much more on professors’ minds as you continue to navigate pandemic teaching. So this time, we’re turning things over to you, our audience. What’s keeping you up at night, when it comes to teaching and learning? What would you like to hear our panelists’ weigh in on? Send in your questions, we’re building our whole fourth session around them. Register here.

The Future of Grading and Assessment

ON DEMAND: During the pandemic, many faculty members have had to rethink how they evaluate student learning. Are there better ways to evaluate student learning beyond tests and papers? And ultimately, what do instructors want students to learn and remember? And how can they tell? Watch on demand

How to Foster Motivation and Engagement in Your Class

ON DEMAND: Getting — and holding — students’ attention is the first step in supporting their learning. Explore how to foster motivation in the face of widespread uncertainty and stress. Watch on-demand

The Changing Professor-Student Dynamic

ON DEMAND: Teaching is hard work, but you don’t need to do it alone. Take your teaching to the next level. Discover how to meet your students where they are — while still getting them where they need to go. Watch on-demand

Origionally posted in The Chronicle of Higher Education