Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching at UAS

01/26/2023

We need to take the time to create inclusive learning communities if we’re going to make the most of teaching and learning.

01/14/2023

Four quick activities that can help professors set the tone of their course, build relationships, and encourage self-care.

11/28/2022

We share five things that we do to reduce our grumpiness during the grumpy time to make our teaching more engaging and fulfilling.

11/18/2022

With a specific framework embedded into a course, feedback can become informative and transformative both during and post-university training.

11/09/2022

A timely offering of strategies for accommodations from Faculty Focus during the UA Disability Services Conference week.

Implementing these strategies have the power to ease additional challenges for students pursuing a post-secondary degree with a disability.

11/02/2022

Below, let me share instructional strategies that I use in my courses (virtual, asynchronous, and in-person) to recover student engagement.

10/12/2022

https://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/educational-assessment/assignments-with-significance/

It has been estimated that college students across the globe devote in excess of a billion hours per year to “disposable” assignments (Wiley, 2016). Students view the work as simply a hurdle to be crossed, and once submitted and assessed, worthy of nothing more than being discarded. What a wast...

09/23/2022

Showing up for students with kindness, compassion, and encouragement goes a long way in supporting their well-being.

09/13/2022

We're here to provide you with research-based insights that can help inform your camera policy and course design decisions.

09/07/2022

Integrate the narrative arc you believe in throughout your course—that is the story your students will take with them.

08/29/2022

Digital social reading demonstrates new knowledge, engages diverse viewpoints, and builds vibrant learning communities

04/11/2022

This article will focus on course content and course assignment considerations—a key factor in why students may choose to plagiarize.