Ideas for Great Group Work
Many students, particularly if they are new to college, don’t like group assignments and projects. They might say they “work better by themselves” and be wary of irresponsible members of …
Exam Wrappers to Help Students Learn
After you grade exams and hand them back, is learning over? When an exam is returned to students, they may look at their score and calculate their potential final grade in the …
Helping Students Become Risk-Takers in Your Course
At Learning Innovation, we’re often asked by faculty what they can do to encourage students to take risks and understand the value of failure. How do you use what’s been …
Welcoming Your Students to Class
Transform your students on your first day of class by welcoming them.
Active Learning Techniques in Small Seminar Classes
Small seminar classes, by their nature, are active – the small class size and discussions necessitate participation and concentration by everyone in the room. There are times, however, when the …
Active Learning Fellows: Eric Green on How Students React to Active Learning
During the summer and fall of 2015, the CIT led the Active Learning Faculty Fellowship. Nine faculty from a variety of disciplines shared experiences and learned about using active learning techniques in their classrooms. …
Determinant Detectives: Using Video to Present a Team Project
Forming diverse teams and establishing positive team dynamics were crucial for Sara LeGrand‘s class, Social Determinants of Health: China and the World. Sarah Le Grand is assistant research professor at …
Making the Most of Assigned Readings
Assigned readings are an integral part of most any college class. But, it can be difficult to get students to do the assigned readings and use them in the course. …
Introduce Yourself: Student Videos Build Community
Dr. Sara LeGrand’s first assignment for her Duke Kunshan students in her course, Social Determinants of Health: China and the World was to introduce themselves in order to build a …
Introverts Can Thrive with Group Work
Cooperative group work helps students learn, but some question “what about the introverts?” This post describes 5 activities and 6 characteristics of group activities that help everyone learn.