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100 Library Drive
Rochester, Michigan 48309-4479
(location map)
(248) 370-2751
cetl@oakland.edu

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).
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Mentoring Neurodivergent Students: A Faculty Perspective
Wed, Feb 19, 2025 4:30 AMThe Power of Tests to Teach
by Todd ZakrajsekWed, Feb 12, 2025 4:30 AMLessons from Neurodivergent Students at OU
Wed, Feb 5, 2025 4:30 AMUpdating Your AI Policy
by Bridget KiesWed, Jan 29, 2025 4:30 AMStrengthening Connections: Using Check-in Forms to Assess Student Learning and Confidence
by Sandy Troxell-SmithWed, Jan 22, 2025 4:30 AMLate Assignment Tokens Offer Flexibility and Manageable Assignment Extensions
by Becca CheezumFri, Jan 17, 2025 5:39 AMCreating an Intentional Communication System
by Christina MooreWed, Dec 18, 2024 4:30 AMCreativity in the Classroom: Conceiving, Devising, and Creating for Student Success
by Rebecca MalatestaWed, Dec 4, 2024 4:30 AMStructured Debates and Other Activities for Cultivating Curiosity and Open-mindedness
by Rebecca MalatestaTue, Nov 26, 2024 4:30 AMHow to Support Students (and Yourself) Going into the Holidays
by Christina MooreWed, Nov 20, 2024 4:30 AMConnect Course to Values: Meaning and Purpose Boost Academic Success
by Rebecca MalatestaWed, Nov 13, 2024 4:30 AMTeaching Veteran and Military-Connected Students
by Lisa RhoadesWed, Nov 6, 2024 4:30 AMLonging for Belonging: How Social Belonging Fosters Well-being and Success
by Rebecca MalatestaThu, Oct 31, 2024 4:30 AMBringing Place Into Your Classroom Space
by Thomas BaranskiThu, Oct 24, 2024 4:30 AMHow to Make Every Student Feel Seen: Practical Tips for Student Validation
by Thomas BaranskiWed, Oct 16, 2024 4:30 AMUsing Growth Mindset Messaging for First-Generation Student Success
by Sarah HoschThu, Oct 10, 2024 4:30 AMMentorship From Award-Winning OU Faculty
by Jonathan Maisonneuve, Osamah Rawashdeh, Jennifer VonkThu, Oct 3, 2024 4:30 AMTeaching in 10 Words: From Award-Winning OU Faculty
by Scott Tiegs, Mary Bee, Marshall KitchensWed, Sep 25, 2024 4:30 AMInterviews as an Active Learning Activity
by Helena RihaWed, Sep 18, 2024 4:30 AMConnecting with Students in the First Weeks
by Jessica RicoWed, Sep 11, 2024 4:30 AMHave You Talked to Your Students about AI?
by Bridget KiesThu, Sep 5, 2024 7:00 AMMoodle Response Templates Improve Student Responses and Speed Up Grading
by Helena RihaThu, Aug 29, 2024 4:30 AMMinimize Low Grades, Withdrawals, and Incompletes with Proactive Strategies
by Helena RihaMon, Aug 26, 2024 4:30 AMMaximizing the Usefulness of the Beginning-of-Semester Student Questionnaire
by Helena RihaMon, Aug 19, 2024 4:00 AMInteractive H5P Activities: Building Knowledge and Confidence
by Danielle NicholsonMon, Aug 12, 2024 4:00 AMEarly Prep, Smooth Semester: Tips for Getting Started
by Christina MooreMon, Aug 5, 2024 10:16 AMHow to Conquer Email
by Shaun MooreThu, May 16, 2024 4:30 AMEmbracing a Growth Mindset in Teaching
by Rachel SmydraMon, Apr 22, 2024 10:49 AMStudent Perspectives on Collaborating with Professors
Mon, Apr 15, 2024 4:30 AMBuilding Generative AI Literacy: First Steps for Faculty
by Sherry Wynn PerdueMon, Apr 8, 2024 4:30 AMGive Context for Your Course Evaluations
by Rachel SmydraMon, Mar 25, 2024 11:02 AMStreamlining Recommendation Writing with a Letter Inventory Guide
by Sarah HoschMon, Mar 18, 2024 4:30 AMIn-The-Moment Responses to Mental Health Challenges
by Christina MooreMon, Mar 11, 2024 4:30 AMTeaching Through Tragedy and Conflict
by Rachel SmydraMon, Mar 4, 2024 4:30 AMPlay to Learn: Adding the Transformative Benefits of Gamification
by Chad BousleyMon, Feb 19, 2024 4:30 AMBuilding a Culture of Well-being in Your Courses
by Christina MooreMon, Feb 12, 2024 4:30 AMTeaching Critical Thinking (and Ignoring) with SIFT
by Amanda Nichols HessMon, Jan 29, 2024 4:30 AMRecognizing and Addressing Student Mental Health Concerns
by Lisa HawleyMon, Jan 22, 2024 4:30 AMA Student’s Perspective: Building Confidence in Student Writers
by Mena HannakachlMon, Jan 15, 2024 10:58 AMIncrease Reading Motivation and Metacognition with Social Annotation
by Gregory AllarMon, Jan 8, 2024 10:57 AMBeginning-of-Semester Moodle Productivity Tips
by Chad Bousley and Danielle NicholsonMon, Jan 1, 2024 4:30 AMEnd Your Semester Using Moodle Grading Features
by Chad BousleyMon, Dec 11, 2023 4:30 AMImproving Lesson Content Using Pseudents
by Kieran MathiesonMon, Dec 4, 2023 4:30 AMThat’s a Wrap: Ending Your Semester Intentionally
by Rachel SmydraMon, Nov 27, 2023 1:21 PMPromoting Your Courses: Take Charge of Your Course Enrollments
by Helena RihaMon, Nov 13, 2023 4:30 AMSmall Steps to Start Implementing a Trauma-Informed Practice in Your Course
by Rachel SmydraMon, Nov 6, 2023 4:30 AMWhy You May Want to Roll the Dice and Introduce Game-based Learning Into Your Course
by Rachel SmydraMon, Oct 23, 2023 4:30 AMFrom a “Student Deficit” to “Course Deficit” Approach to Addressing Equity Gaps
by Sarah HoschMon, Oct 16, 2023 4:30 AMUsing a Collaborative Reflection Tool to Guide and Model Group Projects
by Karen McGarryMon, Oct 9, 2023 4:30 AMMeme-ingful Teaching: Utilizing and Incorporating Memes in the Classroom
by Chad BousleyMon, Oct 2, 2023 4:30 AMTeaching in 10 Words
by Taras Oleksyk, Holly Greiner-Hallman, Helena RihaMon, Sep 25, 2023 4:30 AMJumpstart Student Engagement and Curiosity with ABC
by Meg VB-WoodMon, Sep 18, 2023 4:30 AMIncrease Large Class Engagement with Mentimeter Polling
by Subha BhaskaranMon, Sep 11, 2023 4:30 AMEarly Feedback Leads to Student Success
by Kristin Landis-Piwowar and Amy GouldMon, Sep 4, 2023 4:30 AMQTR: Quality Time Remaining
by Brian DaltonMon, Aug 28, 2023 4:30 AMPreparing Courses with AI in Mind
by Christina MooreMon, Aug 21, 2023 4:30 AMCreating an Intentional Communication System
by Christina MooreMon, Aug 14, 2023 4:30 AMFive Ideas for Seeing the Syllabus with Fresh Eyes
by Christina MooreMon, Aug 7, 2023 4:30 AMSyllabus Updates in Practice, Policy, and Personality
by Christina MooreMon, Jul 31, 2023 4:30 AMHow to Prevent Dogs (and Computers) from Eating Student Work
by Nic BongersMon, Jun 19, 2023 4:30 AMTransparent Teaching in Three Simple Steps
by Molly GagnonMon, Jun 12, 2023 4:30 AMPeer Paired Problems: Large-Class Active Learning & Metacognition Activity
by Jonathan YatesMon, May 15, 2023 4:30 AMTeaching in 10 Words: Celebrating Our Teaching Identities
Mon, May 8, 2023 4:30 AM15 Minutes to Improve Next Semester
Mon, Apr 17, 2023 4:30 AMLearning Communities: “With a Little Help from My Faculty Friends”
Mon, Mar 27, 2023 4:30 AMWhere Are We With HyFlex? HyFlex Updates
by Chad Bousley and Danielle NicholsonMon, Mar 20, 2023 4:30 AMAn OU Student’s Perspective on Engaging Students
by Lance MarkowitzMon, Mar 13, 2023 4:30 AMWhat Would You Do? How to Be Prepared
by Christina MooreMon, Mar 6, 2023 4:30 AMUse of Open Educational Resources (OERs) in an Introductory Psychology Class
by Rebecca MalatestaMon, Feb 27, 2023 4:30 AMBehind the Scenes of Academic Misconduct: Patterns in Student Experience
by Aura CazaresMon, Feb 20, 2023 4:30 AMReciprocity, Empowerment and Trust: The Foundation of Student-Faculty Collaboration
by Felicita Arzu-Carmichael and Mena HannakachlMon, Feb 13, 2023 4:30 AMFaculty Burnout & Sustainability
by Caitlin DemskyMon, Feb 6, 2023 4:30 AMChatGPT and Artificial Intelligence: A Lesson on Assessment Design and Talking with Students about Academic Integrity
by Christina Moore and Crystal VanKootenMon, Jan 30, 2023 4:30 AMKnowing “Who’s in Class” Supports Inclusive Teaching
by Sarah HoschMon, Jan 23, 2023 4:30 AMBuilding Community Differently
by Christina MooreMon, Jan 16, 2023 4:30 AMQuick & Easy Formative Assessments with H5P
by Chad BousleyMon, Jan 9, 2023 4:30 AMTips for Planning Winter 2023 Teaching and Learning
by Christina MooreMon, Dec 12, 2022 4:30 AMSetting Up a Productivity Calendar
by Christina MooreMon, Dec 5, 2022 4:30 AMOn Being Wrong: Cultivating Inclusion, Humility, and a Growth Mindset
by Christina MooreMon, Nov 28, 2022 4:30 AMProcrastination: Changing Small Habits Has Big Payoffs
Mon, Nov 14, 2022 4:30 AMCollaborative Testing: Maintaining Rigor While Increasing Critical Thinking
by Barbara Penprase, Lynda Poly-Droulard, Marla ScafeMon, Nov 7, 2022 4:30 AMImproving Unproctored Online Assessments: Simple Methods to Help Maintain Academic Integrity
by Charlene HaydenMon, Oct 31, 2022 4:30 AMTaking a New Approach to Get Students to Come to Your Office Hours
by Rachel SmydraSun, Oct 30, 2022 4:30 AMFORWARD with Midsemester Reflection
by Sarah HoschMon, Oct 24, 2022 4:30 AMNormalizing and Promoting Academic Success Support
by Mariana AllushuskiMon, Oct 10, 2022 4:30 AMGetting the Most Out of Faculty Feedback
by Helena RihaMon, Oct 3, 2022 4:30 AMTeaching in 10 Words
by Sarah Lerchenfeldt, Dennis Burin, Sandra Troxell-SmithMon, Sep 26, 2022 4:30 AMUsing Extra Credit Effectively
by Helena RihaMon, Sep 19, 2022 4:30 AMEarly Feedback Is Crucial: How to Refer Students Quickly and Easily
by Sarah HoschMon, Sep 12, 2022 4:30 AMThrown into Learning: Experience Before Delivery
by Christina MooreMon, Sep 5, 2022 4:30 AMTips for Planning Fall 2022 Teaching and Learning
by Christina MooreMon, Aug 15, 2022 4:30 AMInclusive Audio Learning with Podcasters Kate and Dan
by Christina MooreMon, Aug 1, 2022 4:30 AMExecutive Function: Planning for Learning Success
by Christina MooreMon, Jul 11, 2022 4:30 AMStepping in as a Student: Increasing Teaching Presence in an Asynchronous Online Course Banner
by Helena RihaMon, May 23, 2022 4:30 AMTeaching Presence in an Interactive Virtual Office
by Annie HegedusMon, May 9, 2022 4:30 AMBeyond Inclusive Practices and Teaching Tips
by Christina MooreMon, May 2, 2022 4:30 AMQuantifying Class Participation: Log Participation in the Moodle Grade Book
by Helena RihaMon, Apr 18, 2022 4:30 AMCharacteristics of Effective Feedback
by Jodie HemerdaMon, Apr 11, 2022 4:30 AMConverting to a Low-Cost or No-Cost Course
by Julia RodriguezMon, Apr 4, 2022 4:30 AMEmpathy, Inclusion, and Reciprocity in the Writing Classroom: Perspectives on Labor-Based Grading Contracts
by Felicita Arzu CarmichaelMon, Mar 28, 2022 4:30 AMSolutions Journalism: Covering news from a problem-solving lens
by Kate Roff and Holly Shreve GilbertMon, Mar 21, 2022 4:30 AMWhere Are We With Accessibility?
by Christina MooreMon, Mar 14, 2022 4:30 AMSocial Media for Teaching and Learning
by Chiaoning SuMon, Mar 7, 2022 4:30 AMManaging Difficult Moments
by Ashley MontgomeryMon, Feb 28, 2022 4:30 AMTeaching with Flexible Meetings, Due Dates, and Activities
by Jess Tess-NavarroMon, Feb 21, 2022 4:30 AMMindfulness Strategies
by Anne B. Bucalos and Debi GriffinMon, Feb 14, 2022 4:30 AMActive Listening in Small Groups
by Lisa DresdnerMon, Feb 7, 2022 4:30 AMHelp Students Build Empathy Before They Engage with the Community
by Kara BrasciaMon, Jan 31, 2022 4:30 AMReady to Say Goodbye to Remote Proctoring? Here's What to Try Instead
by Sarah Silverman and Christina MooreMon, Jan 24, 2022 4:30 AMUsing Self and Peer Evaluation as Alternative Grading Approaches
by Bridget KiesMon, Jan 17, 2022 4:30 AMQuestions to Consider for Reducing Cheating
by Christina MooreMon, Jan 10, 2022 4:30 AMInternationalizing Your Course without the Travel
by Johanna InmanMon, Jan 3, 2022 4:30 AMSharing Your Vision Through a Syllabus Letter
by Cynthia J. AlbySun, Jan 2, 2022 4:30 AMProctoring and Pedagogical Choices
Mon, Mar 22, 2021 4:30 AMTrauma-Informed Pedagogy
by Lynda Poly-DroulardMon, Nov 2, 2020 4:30 AMReusing the Syllabus in Moodle
by Jess Tess-Navarro and Nic BongersMon, Sep 21, 2020 4:30 AMWhat Will the Syllabus Say to Students?
by Christina MooreThu, Aug 20, 2020 4:30 AMReaching Out to Students Before the Semester
by Christina MooreMon, Jul 27, 2020 4:30 AMAsking for Help Shows Strength, Not Weakness
by Christina MooreThu, Sep 19, 2019 4:30 AMReading Outcomes and Expectations Promote Transparency
by Christina MooreWed, Jan 30, 2019 4:30 AMHow to Know They Read the Syllabus: Quiz Questions and Beyond
by Christina MooreTue, Aug 28, 2018 4:30 AMEngaging Syllabus Design
by Christina MooreMon, Aug 13, 2018 4:30 AMSend an Early Introduction to Students
by Cynthia CrimminsMon, Aug 15, 2016 4:30 AMCO Test
Tue, Mar 1, 2016 10:41 AM
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