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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 (cmamoore@oakland.edu). Stay apprised of new teaching tips on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.
Receive Weekly Tips Archive Submit a Teaching TipStepping in as a Student: Increasing Teaching Presence in an Asynchronous Online Course
by Helena RihaMon May 23, 2022 07:30 AMCategories:How to Conquer Email
by Shaun MooreMon May 16, 2022 07:30 AMCategories:Teaching Presence in an Interactive Virtual Office
by Annie HegedusMon May 9, 2022 07:30 AMCategories:Beyond Inclusive Practices and Teaching Tips
by Christina MooreMon May 2, 2022 07:30 AMCategories:Quantifying Class Participation: Log Participation in the Moodle Grade Book
by Helena RihaMon Apr 18, 2022 07:30 AMCategories:Characteristics of Effective Feedback
by Jodie HemerdaMon Apr 11, 2022 07:30 AMCategories:Converting to a Low-Cost or No-Cost Course
by Julia RodriguezMon Apr 4, 2022 07:30 AMCategories:Empathy, Inclusion, and Reciprocity in the Writing Classroom: Perspectives on Labor-Based Grading Contracts
by Felicita Arzu CarmichaelMon Mar 28, 2022 07:30 AMCategories:Solutions Journalism: Covering news from a problem-solving lens
by Kate Roff and Holly Shreve GilbertMon Mar 21, 2022 07:30 AMCategories:Where Are We With Accessibility?
by Christina MooreMon Mar 14, 2022 07:30 AMCategories:Social Media for Teaching and Learning
by Chiaoning SuMon Mar 7, 2022 07:30 AMCategories:Managing Difficult Moments
by Ashley MontgomeryMon Feb 28, 2022 07:30 AMCategories:Teaching with Flexible Meetings, Due Dates, and Activities
by Jess Tess-NavarroMon Feb 21, 2022 07:30 AMCategories:Mindfulness Strategies
by Anne B. Bucalos and Debi GriffinMon Feb 14, 2022 07:30 AMCategories:Active Listening in Small Groups
by Lisa DresdnerMon Feb 7, 2022 07:30 AMCategories:Help Students Build Empathy Before They Engage with the Community
by Kara BrasciaMon Jan 31, 2022 07:30 AMCategories:Ready to Say Goodbye to Remote Proctoring? Here's What to Try Instead
by Sarah Silverman and Christina MooreMon Jan 24, 2022 07:30 AMCategories:Using Self and Peer Evaluation as Alternative Grading Approaches
by Bridget KiesMon Jan 17, 2022 07:30 AMCategories:Questions to Consider for Reducing Cheating
by Christina MooreMon Jan 10, 2022 07:30 AMCategories:Internationalizing Your Course without the Travel
by Johanna InmanMon Jan 3, 2022 07:30 AMCategories:Tips for Planning Winter 2022 Teaching and Learning
by Johanna InmanMon Dec 13, 2021 07:00 AMCategories:Grading as Domination: Why I Gave Up Grading
by Rob AndersonMon Dec 6, 2021 07:30 AMCategories:Responding to Tragedy: Teaching in This Moment
by Rob AndersonWed Dec 1, 2021 11:30 AMCategories:Indigenous Approaches to Teaching
by Rob AndersonMon Nov 29, 2021 07:30 AMCategories:Class-Sourcing Interaction: Online Agendas, Notes, Discussions
by Sara SchleyMon Nov 22, 2021 07:30 AMCategories:Teaching in 10 Words: Reflections from OU Faculty
by Sara SchleyMon Nov 15, 2021 07:30 AMCategories:Sustainable Teaching
by Christina MooreMon Nov 8, 2021 07:30 AMCategories:“Yesterday and Today”: Activity for Discovering Contemporary Relevance in Required Courses
by Andrea WenzMon Nov 1, 2021 07:30 AMCategories:Customize Your Syllabus
by Christina MooreTue Oct 26, 2021 07:30 AMCategories:Rewarding Student Growth and Improvement in Learning
by Marina G. SmithermanMon Oct 25, 2021 07:30 AMCategories:Are Professors’ Views Influential?
by Karen Huxtable-JesterMon Oct 18, 2021 07:30 AMCategories:Alternatives to Traditional Grading
by Christina MooreMon Oct 11, 2021 07:30 AMCategories:“Two Buckets” Assessment Activities
by Scott D’AmicoMon Oct 4, 2021 07:30 AMCategories:Faculty Influence on Student Sense of Belonging
by April Thomas-PowellMon Sep 20, 2021 07:30 AMCategories:Expanding Access in Education
by Christina MooreMon Sep 13, 2021 07:30 AMCategories:Stump the Professor: A Learning Challenge For You and Your Students
by Helena RihaTue Sep 7, 2021 07:30 AMCategories:Hit the Pause Button: A Late Work Policy
by Wren MillsMon Aug 30, 2021 07:30 AMCategories:Maintaining a Flexible Teaching Mindset
by Christina MooreMon Aug 23, 2021 07:30 AMCategories:Tips for Planning Fall 2021 Teaching and Learning
by Christina MooreMon Aug 16, 2021 07:00 AMCategories:Learner-Centered VS Learner-Driven Design
by Jess Tess-NavarroMon Aug 9, 2021 07:30 AMCategories:Real-Time Assessment in Large Classes with a Voting Card
by Kapila Clara CastoldiMon Jul 26, 2021 07:30 AMCategories:Executive Function: Planning for Learning Success
by Christina MooreSun Jul 11, 2021 07:30 AMCategories:Send-a-Problem for Critical Thinking and Cooperative Learning
by Christina MooreMon Jun 28, 2021 07:30 AMCategories:Instructional Videos: Scripted and Unscripted
by Jess Tess-NavarroMon Jun 14, 2021 07:30 AMCategories:Inclusive Practices: Beyond Teaching Tips
by Christina MooreMon Jun 7, 2021 07:30 AMCategories:Clarity and Transparency with the Moodle Grade Book
by Helena RihaTue Jun 1, 2021 07:30 AMCategories:Teaching Peer Review
by Christina MooreMon May 24, 2021 07:30 AMCategories:“Chat with Your Professor” Builds Instructor-Student Rapport
by Helena RihaMon May 17, 2021 07:30 AMCategories:Sharing Your Teaching: Disseminating Pedagogy in Scholarly Venues and Beyond
by Helena RihaMon Apr 19, 2021 07:30 AMCategories:Students Sign Up with Google Appointments
by Christina MooreMon Apr 12, 2021 07:30 AMCategories:Using Revision Plans to Engage Students with Instructor Feedback
by Laura GabrionMon Apr 5, 2021 07:30 AMCategories:Reading the Margins: Student Reflection on Written Feedback
by Rebecca ClementeMon Mar 29, 2021 07:30 AMCategories:Proctoring and Pedagogical Choices
by Lynda Poly-Droulard, Kwame Sakyi, Daniel SteffyMon Mar 22, 2021 07:30 AMCategories:Academic Honesty Quiz
by Brian SangeorzanMon Mar 15, 2021 07:30 AMCategories:Building Clear Expectations and Feedback into Online Course Design
by Jess Tess-NavarroMon Mar 8, 2021 07:30 AMCategories:Transinclusion in Teaching
by Jess Tess-NavarroMon Mar 1, 2021 07:30 AMCategories:Beyond “Gotcha!”: Proactive Plagiarism Pedagogy
by Sherry Wynn Perdue and Melissa VervinckMon Feb 22, 2021 07:30 AMCategories:Essential Conditions for Learning
by Christina MooreMon Feb 15, 2021 07:30 AMCategories:Behind the Scenes of Academic Misconduct: Patterns in Student Experience
by Aura CazaresMon Feb 8, 2021 07:30 AMCategories:Proactive Model for Academic Integrity
by Judith AbleserMon Feb 1, 2021 07:30 AMCategories:Learning Tips for Students
by Judith AbleserMon Jan 25, 2021 07:30 AMCategories:Creating Balance to Take Back Control
by Caitlyn HenningsMon Jan 18, 2021 07:30 AMCategories:Pause and Listen: Teaching in a Fast-Paced World
by Christina MooreMon Jan 11, 2021 07:30 AMCategories:Learning Motivated by Cheese and Wicked Problems
by Christina MooreMon Dec 28, 2020 07:30 AMCategories:Reflecting on the Semester
by Judith AbleserMon Dec 14, 2020 07:30 AMCategories:When Asynchronous Teaching and Learning Are Wonderful
by Jennifer Coon, Kieran Mathieson, Kimmie ParkerMon Nov 16, 2020 07:30 AMCategories:Inclusive Practices and Universal Design for Learning
by Christina MooreMon Nov 9, 2020 07:30 AMCategories:Trauma-Informed Pedagogy
by Lynda Poly-DroulardMon Nov 2, 2020 07:30 AMCategories:Managing Stress and Anxiety in Uncertain Times
by Caitlin DemskyMon Oct 12, 2020 07:30 AMCategories:Active Learning for High Enrollment Online Courses
by Charlene Hayden, Sarah HoschMon Oct 5, 2020 07:30 AMCategories:Mid-class “Share and Compare” Activity Teaches Better Note-Taking Skills
by Claudia StannyMon Sep 28, 2020 07:30 AMCategories:Reusing the Syllabus in Moodle
by Jess Tess-Navarro and Nic BongersMon Sep 21, 2020 07:30 AMCategories:Making Your Moodle Course Page Inviting and User-Friendly
by Helena RihaMon Sep 7, 2020 07:30 AMCategories:Community-Building Online Activities
by Equity Unbound and OneHETue Aug 25, 2020 07:30 AMCategories:What Will the Syllabus Say to Students?
by Christina MooreThu Aug 20, 2020 07:30 AMCategories:Ask Students Early On: From a Simple Form to Open Response
by Christina MooreWed Aug 12, 2020 07:30 AMCategories:Critically Examining the Syllabus
by Christina MooreWed Jul 29, 2020 07:30 AMCategories:Reaching Out to Students Before the Semester
by Christina MooreMon Jul 27, 2020 07:30 AMCategories:Using Moodle Surveys as an Active Learning Activity
by Helena RihaMon Jul 13, 2020 01:30 PMCategories:Now Is the Time to Embrace Mobile Learning
by Christina MooreMon Jul 13, 2020 07:30 AMCategories:A Professor’s Pandemic Summer Syllabus
by Christina MooreMon Jul 6, 2020 07:30 AMCategories:Being an Antiracist Instructor: First Steps
by Christina Moore, with Danielle Ligocki and Erin MeyersMon Jun 29, 2020 07:30 AMCategories:Improving Our Teaching Through Critical Reflection
by Lori SchroederMon Jun 22, 2020 07:30 AMCategories:Teaching Virtual Labs and Field Work
by Christina MooreMon Jun 8, 2020 07:30 AMCategories:"Productivity" During Disruption
by Christina MooreMon Jun 1, 2020 07:30 AMCategories:Reading Together Online
by Christina MooreMon May 25, 2020 07:30 AMCategories:How to Conquer Email
by Shaun MooreMon May 18, 2020 07:30 AMCategories:Being Human Online during COVID-19
by Christina MooreMon May 11, 2020 07:30 AMCategories:Teaching Large Classes Online
by Christina MooreMon May 4, 2020 07:30 AMCategories:Inclusive Teaching During COVID-19
by Christina MooreMon Apr 27, 2020 07:30 AMCategories:Planning Authentic Assessments during COVID-19
by Judith AbleserMon Apr 13, 2020 07:30 AMCategories:Reduce Cheating Online
by Christina MooreMon Apr 6, 2020 07:30 AMCategories:Tips for Synchronous Online Sessions
by Christina MooreMon Mar 30, 2020 07:30 AMCategories:Managing Student Questions Online
by Christina MooreMon Mar 23, 2020 07:30 AMCategories:Questions to Consider in Preventing Cheating
by Christina MooreMon Mar 9, 2020 07:30 AMCategories:Using the Digital Accessibility Checklist
by Christina MooreMon Jan 27, 2020 01:30 PMCategories:What Makes Note-taking Work
by Christina MooreMon Jan 20, 2020 07:30 AMCategories:Microaggressions
by Christina Moore, Adina SchneeweisMon Jan 13, 2020 07:30 AMCategories:Silence in Discussion? Pause and Write
by Christina MooreMon Jan 13, 2020 07:30 AMCategories:Office Hours: A Refresh
by Christina MooreMon Jan 6, 2020 07:30 AMCategories:Essays Your Students Want to Write
by Helena RihaMon Nov 11, 2019 07:30 AMCategories:Start Meaningful Conversations with Six Words
by Adina SchneeweisMon Nov 4, 2019 07:30 AMCategories:Teaching in an Age of Information Disorder
by Katie GreerMon Oct 21, 2019 07:30 AMCategories:Replace Your Expensive Textbook with a $0 Open Textbook
by Julia RodriguezMon Oct 7, 2019 07:30 AMCategories:Strategies for Reading Scholarly Articles Effectively
by Amanda Nichols Hess, Joanna TheilenMon Sep 30, 2019 07:30 AMCategories:Tips on Emailing a Professor
by Christina QuirkMon Sep 23, 2019 07:30 AMCategories:Asking for Help Shows Strength, Not Weakness
by Christina MooreMon Sep 16, 2019 07:30 AMCategories:Reconsidering the Discussion Forum: How to Revamp Forums, or Try a New Tool
by Christina MooreMon Aug 26, 2019 07:30 AMCategories:Assertion-Evidence Slide Design for Better Learning Outcomes
by Christina MooreMon Jun 24, 2019 07:30 AMCategories:Procrastination: Changing Small Habits Has Big Payoffs
by Christina MooreMon Jun 3, 2019 07:30 AMCategories:The Power of Chunking: Meaningful Groups and the Memory Palace
by Christina MooreMon May 27, 2019 07:30 AMCategories:Testing Students on How They Study
by Christina MooreMon May 20, 2019 07:30 AMCategories:While It Simmers: Engaging Focused and Diffuse Modes of Thinking
by Christina MooreMon May 20, 2019 07:30 AMCategories:Sharing Name Pronunciation with Multimedia Moodle Profiles
by Christina MooreMon May 6, 2019 07:30 AMCategories:Infusing Slides with Critical Thinking
by Christina MooreMon Mar 25, 2019 07:30 AMCategories:Including Student Voices in Course Design
by Christina MooreMon Mar 18, 2019 07:30 AMCategories:Reading Outcomes and Expectations Promote Transparency
by Christina MooreMon Jan 28, 2019 07:30 AMCategories:Small, Frequent Practice Makes Permanent
by Christina MooreMon Jan 14, 2019 07:30 AMCategories:Mind Your Cues: Learning with Class Rituals
by Christina MooreMon Jan 7, 2019 07:30 AMCategories:Digital Storytelling and Community-Building: Self-Introductions in the Online Classroom
by Jess Tess-NavarroMon Nov 19, 2018 07:30 AMCategories:Slide Presentations: Recommended Practices
by Christina MooreMon Nov 5, 2018 07:30 AMCategories:How We Do Things Differently Because of Digital Accessibility
by Christina MooreMon Oct 29, 2018 01:30 PMCategories:How to Know They Read the Syllabus: Quiz Questions and Beyond
by Christina MooreTue Aug 28, 2018 07:30 AMCategories:Engaging Syllabus Design
by Christina MooreMon Aug 13, 2018 07:30 AMCategories:Syllabus with Accessibility in Mind
by Christina MooreMon Aug 6, 2018 07:30 AMCategories:Presentations with Accessibility in Mind
by Christina MooreMon Mar 26, 2018 07:30 AMCategories:Documents with Accessibility in Mind
by Christina MooreMon Mar 12, 2018 07:30 AMCategories:Active Discussions with Class Visitors
by Helena RihaMon Jan 8, 2018 07:30 AMCategories:The P.E.A.R. Approach For Developing Discussion Questions
by Wren MillsMon Dec 11, 2017 07:30 AMCategories:Cold-Calling on Students in Large Classes
by Helena RihaMon Aug 21, 2017 07:30 AMCategories:Communicate with Class Texts
by Helena RihaMon Mar 27, 2017 07:30 AMCategories:Daily In-Class Sheets Track Attendance and Improve Student Engagement
by Helena RihaMon Jan 30, 2017 07:30 AMCategories:Student Preferred Name
by Christina MooreMon Dec 12, 2016 07:30 AMCategories:Send an Early Introduction to Students
by Cynthia CrimminsMon Aug 15, 2016 07:30 AMCategories:Checking Assumptions about Students
by Claudia J. StannyMon Sep 28, 2015 07:30 AMCategories:Using Background Knowledge Probes
by Molly BakerMon Sep 14, 2015 07:30 AMCategories:Valuing Half-Formed Thoughts in Class Discussion
by Floyd CheungThu Sep 10, 2015 07:30 AMCategories:Reflecting on Course Performance with the Progress Report Journal
by Christina MooreThu Feb 12, 2015 07:30 AMCategories:Prior Knowledge Check
by Molly BakerMon Sep 8, 2014 07:30 AMCategories:Connections Class Promotes Faculty-Student Interaction
by Laila GuessousMon May 12, 2014 07:30 AMCategories:
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