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Teaching Tips

CETL Teaching Tips are a collection of “Aha!” moments from workshops, conferences, and teaching and learning faculty development that helps us better facilitate group work, engage more students in discussions, reflection our faculty roles, and more. These tips come from faculty at Oakland University and across the country. For questions, comments, or feedback about these tips, contact Christina Moore ([email protected]).

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  1. Teaching Veteran and Military-Connected Students

    Wed, Nov 6, 2024 7:30 AM
  2. Longing for Belonging: How Social Belonging Fosters Well-being and Success

    Thu, Oct 31, 2024 7:30 AM
  3. Bringing Place Into Your Classroom Space

    Thu, Oct 24, 2024 7:30 AM
  4. How to Make Every Student Feel Seen: Practical Tips for Student Validation

    Wed, Oct 16, 2024 7:30 AM
  5. Using Growth Mindset Messaging for First-Generation Student Success

    Thu, Oct 10, 2024 7:30 AM
  6. Mentorship From Award-Winning OU Faculty

    Thu, Oct 3, 2024 7:30 AM
  7. Teaching in 10 Words: From Award-Winning OU Faculty

    Wed, Sep 25, 2024 7:30 AM
  8. Interviews as an Active Learning Activity

    Wed, Sep 18, 2024 7:30 AM
  9. Connecting with Students in the First Weeks

    Wed, Sep 11, 2024 7:30 AM
  10. Have You Talked to Your Students about AI?

    Thu, Sep 5, 2024 10:00 AM
  11. Moodle Response Templates Improve Student Responses and Speed Up Grading

    Thu, Aug 29, 2024 7:30 AM
  12. Minimize Low Grades, Withdrawals, and Incompletes with Proactive Strategies

    Mon, Aug 26, 2024 7:30 AM
  13. Maximizing the Usefulness of the Beginning-of-Semester Student Questionnaire

    Mon, Aug 19, 2024 7:00 AM
  14. Interactive H5P Activities: Building Knowledge and Confidence

    Mon, Aug 12, 2024 7:00 AM
  15. Early Prep, Smooth Semester: Tips for Getting Started

    Mon, Aug 5, 2024 1:16 PM
  16. How to Conquer Email

    Thu, May 16, 2024 7:30 AM
  17. Embracing a Growth Mindset in Teaching

    Mon, Apr 22, 2024 1:49 PM
  18. Student Perspectives on Collaborating with Professors

    Mon, Apr 15, 2024 7:30 AM
  19. Building Generative AI Literacy: First Steps for Faculty

    Mon, Apr 8, 2024 7:30 AM
  20. Give Context for Your Course Evaluations

    Mon, Mar 25, 2024 2:02 PM
  21. Streamlining Recommendation Writing with a Letter Inventory Guide

    Mon, Mar 18, 2024 7:30 AM
  22. In-The-Moment Responses to Mental Health Challenges

    Mon, Mar 11, 2024 7:30 AM
  23. Teaching Through Tragedy and Conflict

    Mon, Mar 4, 2024 7:30 AM
  24. Play to Learn: Adding the Transformative Benefits of Gamification

    Mon, Feb 19, 2024 7:30 AM
  25. Building a Culture of Well-being in Your Courses

    Mon, Feb 12, 2024 7:30 AM
  26. Teaching Critical Thinking (and Ignoring) with SIFT

    Mon, Jan 29, 2024 7:30 AM
  27. Recognizing and Addressing Student Mental Health Concerns

    Mon, Jan 22, 2024 7:30 AM
  28. A Student’s Perspective: Building Confidence in Student Writers

    Mon, Jan 15, 2024 1:58 PM
  29. Increase Reading Motivation and Metacognition with Social Annotation

    Mon, Jan 8, 2024 1:57 PM
  30. Beginning-of-Semester Moodle Productivity Tips

    Mon, Jan 1, 2024 7:30 AM
  31. End Your Semester Using Moodle Grading Features

    Mon, Dec 11, 2023 7:30 AM
  32. Improving Lesson Content Using Pseudents

    Mon, Dec 4, 2023 7:30 AM
  33. That’s a Wrap: Ending Your Semester Intentionally

    Mon, Nov 27, 2023 4:21 PM
  34. Promoting Your Courses: Take Charge of Your Course Enrollments

    Mon, Nov 13, 2023 7:30 AM
  35. Small Steps to Start Implementing a Trauma-Informed Practice in Your Course

    Mon, Nov 6, 2023 7:30 AM
  36. Why You May Want to Roll the Dice and Introduce Game-based Learning Into Your Course

    Mon, Oct 23, 2023 7:30 AM
  37. From a “Student Deficit” to “Course Deficit” Approach to Addressing Equity Gaps

    Mon, Oct 16, 2023 7:30 AM
  38. Using a Collaborative Reflection Tool to Guide and Model Group Projects

    Mon, Oct 9, 2023 7:30 AM
  39. Meme-ingful Teaching: Utilizing and Incorporating Memes in the Classroom

    Mon, Oct 2, 2023 7:30 AM
  40. Teaching in 10 Words

    Mon, Sep 25, 2023 7:30 AM
  41. Jumpstart Student Engagement and Curiosity with ABC

    Mon, Sep 18, 2023 7:30 AM
  42. Increase Large Class Engagement with Mentimeter Polling

    Mon, Sep 11, 2023 7:30 AM
  43. Early Feedback Leads to Student Success

    Mon, Sep 4, 2023 7:30 AM
  44. QTR: Quality Time Remaining

    Mon, Aug 28, 2023 7:30 AM
  45. Preparing Courses with AI in Mind

    Mon, Aug 21, 2023 7:30 AM
  46. Creating an Intentional Communication System

    Mon, Aug 14, 2023 7:30 AM
  47. Five Ideas for Seeing the Syllabus with Fresh Eyes

    Mon, Aug 7, 2023 7:30 AM
  48. Syllabus Updates in Practice, Policy, and Personality

    Mon, Jul 31, 2023 7:30 AM
  49. How to Prevent Dogs (and Computers) from Eating Student Work

    Mon, Jun 19, 2023 7:30 AM
  50. Transparent Teaching in Three Simple Steps

    Mon, Jun 12, 2023 7:30 AM
  51. Peer Paired Problems: Large-Class Active Learning & Metacognition Activity

    Mon, May 15, 2023 7:30 AM
  52. Teaching in 10 Words: Celebrating Our Teaching Identities

    Mon, May 8, 2023 7:30 AM
  53. 15 Minutes to Improve Next Semester

    Mon, Apr 17, 2023 7:30 AM
  54. Learning Communities: “With a Little Help from My Faculty Friends”

    Mon, Mar 27, 2023 7:30 AM
  55. Where Are We With HyFlex? HyFlex Updates

    Mon, Mar 20, 2023 7:30 AM
  56. An OU Student’s Perspective on Engaging Students

    Mon, Mar 13, 2023 7:30 AM
  57. What Would You Do? How to Be Prepared

    Mon, Mar 6, 2023 7:30 AM
  58. Use of Open Educational Resources (OERs) in an Introductory Psychology Class

    Mon, Feb 27, 2023 7:30 AM
  59. Behind the Scenes of Academic Misconduct: Patterns in Student Experience

    Mon, Feb 20, 2023 7:30 AM
  60. Reciprocity, Empowerment and Trust: The Foundation of Student-Faculty Collaboration

    Mon, Feb 13, 2023 7:30 AM
  61. Faculty Burnout & Sustainability

    Mon, Feb 6, 2023 7:30 AM
  62. ChatGPT and Artificial Intelligence: A Lesson on Assessment Design and Talking with Students about Academic Integrity

    Mon, Jan 30, 2023 7:30 AM
  63. Knowing “Who’s in Class” Supports Inclusive Teaching

    Mon, Jan 23, 2023 7:30 AM
  64. Building Community Differently

    Mon, Jan 16, 2023 7:30 AM
  65. Quick & Easy Formative Assessments with H5P

    Mon, Jan 9, 2023 7:30 AM
  66. Tips for Planning Winter 2023 Teaching and Learning

    Mon, Dec 12, 2022 7:30 AM
  67. Setting Up a Productivity Calendar

    Mon, Dec 5, 2022 7:30 AM
  68. On Being Wrong: Cultivating Inclusion, Humility, and a Growth Mindset

    Mon, Nov 28, 2022 7:30 AM
  69. Procrastination: Changing Small Habits Has Big Payoffs

    Mon, Nov 14, 2022 7:30 AM
  70. Collaborative Testing: Maintaining Rigor While Increasing Critical Thinking

    Mon, Nov 7, 2022 7:30 AM
  71. Improving Unproctored Online Assessments: Simple Methods to Help Maintain Academic Integrity

    Mon, Oct 31, 2022 7:30 AM
  72. Taking a New Approach to Get Students to Come to Your Office Hours

    Sun, Oct 30, 2022 7:30 AM
  73. Normalizing and Promoting Academic Success Support

    Mon, Oct 10, 2022 7:30 AM
  74. Getting the Most Out of Faculty Feedback

    Mon, Oct 3, 2022 7:30 AM
  75. Teaching in 10 Words

    Mon, Sep 26, 2022 7:30 AM
  76. Using Extra Credit Effectively

    Mon, Sep 19, 2022 7:30 AM
  77. Early Feedback Is Crucial: How to Refer Students Quickly and Easily

    Mon, Sep 12, 2022 7:30 AM
  78. Thrown into Learning: Experience Before Delivery

    Mon, Sep 5, 2022 7:30 AM
  79. Tips for Planning Fall 2022 Teaching and Learning

    Mon, Aug 15, 2022 7:30 AM
  80. Inclusive Audio Learning with Podcasters Kate and Dan

    Mon, Aug 1, 2022 7:30 AM
  81. Executive Function: Planning for Learning Success

    Mon, Jul 11, 2022 7:30 AM
  82. Stepping in as a Student: Increasing Teaching Presence in an Asynchronous Online Course Banner

    Mon, May 23, 2022 7:30 AM
  83. Teaching Presence in an Interactive Virtual Office

    Mon, May 9, 2022 7:30 AM
  84. Beyond Inclusive Practices and Teaching Tips

    Mon, May 2, 2022 7:30 AM
  85. Quantifying Class Participation: Log Participation in the Moodle Grade Book

    Mon, Apr 18, 2022 7:30 AM
  86. Characteristics of Effective Feedback

    Mon, Apr 11, 2022 7:30 AM
  87. Converting to a Low-Cost or No-Cost Course

    Mon, Apr 4, 2022 7:30 AM
  88. Empathy, Inclusion, and Reciprocity in the Writing Classroom: Perspectives on Labor-Based Grading Contracts

    Mon, Mar 28, 2022 7:30 AM
  89. Solutions Journalism: Covering news from a problem-solving lens

    Mon, Mar 21, 2022 7:30 AM
  90. Where Are We With Accessibility?

    Mon, Mar 14, 2022 7:30 AM
  91. Social Media for Teaching and Learning

    Mon, Mar 7, 2022 7:30 AM
  92. Managing Difficult Moments

    Mon, Feb 28, 2022 7:30 AM
  93. Teaching with Flexible Meetings, Due Dates, and Activities

    Mon, Feb 21, 2022 7:30 AM
  94. Mindfulness Strategies

    Mon, Feb 14, 2022 7:30 AM
  95. Active Listening in Small Groups

    Mon, Feb 7, 2022 7:30 AM
  96. Help Students Build Empathy Before They Engage with the Community

    Mon, Jan 31, 2022 7:30 AM
  97. Ready to Say Goodbye to Remote Proctoring? Here's What to Try Instead

    Mon, Jan 24, 2022 7:30 AM
  98. Using Self and Peer Evaluation as Alternative Grading Approaches

    Mon, Jan 17, 2022 7:30 AM
  99. Questions to Consider for Reducing Cheating

    Mon, Jan 10, 2022 7:30 AM
  100. Internationalizing Your Course without the Travel

    Mon, Jan 3, 2022 7:30 AM

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