Author: Michael P. Huynh Program in Public Health Editor: Helen Meskhidze Editor-in-Chief: Alex Bower December 20, 2022 The Problem After being admitted to graduate school in public health, I was excited to learn how career professionals promote health...
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“Uncovering” Student-Centered Historical Pedagogy Within a Lecture-Oriented Tradition
Author: Clay Ammentorp Department of History Editor-in-Chief: Alex Bower February 20, 2023 Entering into my first ever stint as an instructor-of-record, I felt reasonably well-prepared to face the unique challenges of teaching History 40C: Modern...
Digital Badge Credential
Digital Badge CredentialOverviewWelcome to the DTEI faculty development workshop badge program where participants can earn badges for attending DTEI Workshops for Digital Learning Excellence. Our workshops are designed to provide you with the latest teaching pedagogy,...
What Makes Us or Breaks Us
As we begin the work of pedagogical wellness in DTEI, there has been a number of reactions to the idea of wellness in the classroom. Much of this was expected on my part - there is a pretty consistent spectrum of buy-in from faculty when we present something new. Part...
Pedagogical Wellness
Pedagogical Wellness What is Pedagogical Wellness?Pedagogical wellness is the practice of integrating evidence-based teaching and wellness strategies into the educational space to promote both student and instructor well-being and success in the classroom....
New Online Course Proposal Questions
New Online Course Proposal QuestionnaireThe Subcommittee on Courses (SCOC) requires additional information for course proposals that replace the traditional classroom activities (lectures, discussions, laboratories, studio lessons, etc.) with synchronous or...
Specifications Grading Discussion Group
The Specifications GradingFaculty Discussion GroupThe DTEI hosts a quarterly discussion session about implementing specifications grading for teaching. All faculty and graduate students are welcome to join this discussion group to brainstorm teaching ideas, discuss...
Coffee Meets Teaching
Coffee Meets TeachingFaculty enjoy exchanging teaching ideas with each other and sharing classroom experiences. Coffee Meets Teaching is a faculty speed dating program that pairs faculty to conduct causal conversions about teaching. The idea was originally created by...
A Return to “Normal”: Teaching, Engagement & Mental Health
Spring Quarter 2022 was the first “return to normal” in-person classroom teaching for many of our faculty. However, between the COVID swings and uncertainty in what a “new normal” entails, we continue to face the challenge of student disengagement, feelings of stress...
High Stakes Assessments vs. Reflective Journaling
Jordan C. Grasso, School of Social Ecology Professors across disciplines often rely on high-stakes summative assessments in multiple-choice or short-answer exams or lengthy final papers. However, these assessments negatively impact students’ ability to learn...