Think about the last time one of the textbooks you currently use released a new edition. How many hours did you have to invest first to familiarize yourself with the new book, then adjusting your course… Read moreThe Case for Open Educational Resources
Author: Mike Carson, Director, Curriculum and Assessment Coordinating SoTL and assessment efforts strengthens the processes of inquiry, evidence, and innovation that lead to the continual improvement of student learning (Dickson and Treml, 2013). The scholarship of teaching and… Read moreAssessment and SoTL: A Perfect Partnership
Digital Accessibility is an important, university-wide initiative with implications for all content creators, both in design and delivery. Regardless of disability or special need, every member of the CMU community should be able to access, use,… Read moreDigital Accessibility
Author: Phillip Coffman, Manager, Creative Media Production, CETL The Video Maker Space is CETL’s self-booking, user-guided video studio for faculty, located in the back of the Park 413D classroom. The space is outfitted with a 28” annotation tablet… Read moreReserve>Record>Share: CETL’s New Video Maker Space
Rubrics serve a two-fold purpose in supporting instruction by creating cohesion and ensuring consistency and efficiency in the evaluation process (Reitmer, Svendson & Vrchota, 2004). With consistent use and exposure of rubrics, learners can use them… Read moreEvaluating Learning Using Rubrics
Author: Stefanie Lassitter, Teaching and Learning Consultant, CETL Retention and persistence are at the forefront of higher education, and CMU is not exempt to declines in enrollment. Educators and administrators continually look to the literature on retaining… Read moreRetention and Persistence: The Elephant in the Classroom
Active Learning (AL) enhances learning by requiring learners to do something and then to think about what they are doing (Bonwell & Elson, 1991), thereby constructing knowledge (Carr, Palmer & Hagel, 2015). Though AL may be… Read moreLow Stakes Entrance Points to Active Learning Face-to-Face or Online