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Course Planning Worksheet – How to Set Up an Online Course During an Emergency
Recently I read an article about “The Value of Worksheets for Asynchronous Online Course” by Meriah L. Crawford, Faculty Focus, Faculty Focus, Higher Ed Teaching Strategies from Magna Publications. When the pandemic first started, most of us were struggling to set...
So, about 2021…
Last year, I reflected on the dumpster fire that was 2020. For 2021, I struggle to describe it beyond "it happened." We had some good times, we had some bad times, we had some times. But one thing that doesn't change is my gratitude for you, the faculty. While I...
Wishing You an Engaging Quarantine
Fall quarter is here at last, and I hope it was a fairly smooth start for all of you. Before I delve into my topic for today, I just wanted to say thank you to those of you who read and reach out to say you enjoy my posts. I really appreciate it! I don't have a...
Resources for Students for 2021-22 School Year
Our DTEI Graduate Fellows have created a resources page to help undergraduate students navigate the upcoming academic year. Topics include COVID-related resources, mental health resources, and campus information to assist in students' return to campus. This page...
Teaching Experiment Academy Transforms STEM Education
While the concept of “grades” was introduced during the Industrial Revolution, the way we think about grades and grading has changed very little since then. Most notably, grades continue to have the unfortunate effect of training student attention to the grades...
Division of Teaching Excellence and Innovation Director’s Blog Offers Teaching Topics and Resources
In October 2020, in the midst of the pandemic, Andrea Aebersold found herself looking for a more meaningful way to connect with colleagues. As the Division of Teaching Excellence and Innovation’s (DTEI) Director of Faculty Development, she wanted a way to offer...
Expect the Unexpected
As we get closer to fall quarter, I get more emails from vendors trying to sell me the latest tech that will make our return to campus even easier. And they almost always start with, "I hope this email finds you well." I ignore them, but lately I have wanted to...
How UCI’s Digital Learning Institute Supported Instructors and Students as they Pivoted to Remote Learning
When UCI shut down a few days before the finals in Winter 2020 due to the spread of COVID-19, faculty had only days to transition final exams to an online format and a week during spring break to prepare for remote teaching. Many of them, like History professor...
New Classroom Enhancement Projects Support Pedagogical Innovation
While instruction for the 2020-21 academic year was remote, the campus hasn’t been sitting idle. In fact, with students and faculty out of classrooms, groups like the Classroom Enhancement Advisory Committee have been hard at work on a series of projects to...