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Creating Student Peer Review Assignments

Posted on March 1, 2023 (August 15, 2024) by Erin Bell

By Lauren RinkeThis article will illustrate how peer review will benefit your students both as writers and as learners. Collaborative editing will lead students to recognize their strengths and weaknesses as writers, enhance their critical reading skills, and create a sense of comfort and community within your classes. Peer review will also assist students in […]

Evidence-Based Study Methods to Mitigate the Forgetting Curve

Posted on October 6, 2022 (September 6, 2023) by Erin Bell

By Dr. Grace Jacek, Associate ProfessorCollege of Health Professions/McAuley School of Nursing “The mark of a successful college student is the mastery of knowing not only what to study, but also how to study it.” — Patricia I. Mulcahy-Ernt. Often, faculty receive questions from students inquiring about the best methods for study. Educators know it […]

Utilizing Top Hat and Collaborate Ultra for Student Engagement in Concurrent Synchronous and In-Person Classrooms

Posted on September 26, 2022 (January 16, 2024) by Erin Bell

By Sonya Kowalski and Traci Stewart, McAuley School of Nursing Teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic challenged educators to find creative and engaging ways to connect and meet the needs of students at a pace no one was expecting. Overnight the University was shut down and was reopened in a completely remote learning format. Perhaps we […]

Teaching Students Time Management

Posted on September 7, 2022 (January 16, 2024) by Erin Bell

By Dr. Erin Bell, Assistant Director of Educational Development Many college students — particularly those who are in their first year — may find it difficult to effectively manage their time. For such students, college is often the very first period that they are responsible for managing their workload and schedule to complete assignments and […]

Attending to the Mental Health Needs of Students Using an Interactive Assignment

Posted on August 5, 2022 (September 6, 2023) by Erin Bell

By Dr. Renady Hightower, Associate Professor, Health Services Administration COVID-19 changed the world in 2020. The effects of which reached into the lives of each of us in many ways. COVID-19 research documents the pain and anguish felt across the spectrum of human existence. Unfortunately, the ultimate sacrifice has been the numbers of lives lost […]

How to Encourage Student Engagement with a Course Syllabus

Posted on August 5, 2022 (January 16, 2024) by Erin Bell

By Dr. Erin Bell, Assistant Director of Educational Development Current research highlights the importance of creating a well-designed syllabus that highlights themes of student belonging, and support, and how these components may lead to higher rates of persistence and retention. Faculty often dedicate hours to crafting a well-balanced and well-designed syllabus that provides relevant information […]

The Benefits of Team-Teaching in the Collegiate Classroom

Posted on June 24, 2022 (January 16, 2024) by Erin Bell

By Dr. Erin Bell, Assistant Director of Educational Development Team teaching, also called co-teaching or collaborative teaching, allows students to learn from more than one instructor in a single course. The faculty in a team-taught course may have different teaching styles and content area knowledge which leads to a more inclusive class experience. The team […]

How to Support LGBTQIA+ Students

Posted on June 24, 2022 (July 29, 2022) by Erin Bell

An Interview with Megan Novell, Title IX Coordinator and Adjunct Faculty of English and Women’s and Gender Studies By: Dr. Erin Bell, CETL Staff At the University of Detroit Mercy and the Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning, faculty and administrators frequently study, research, and consider methods for making their classrooms more inclusive. June […]

Resources for Fostering a Sense of Community and Connectedness During Times of Change

Posted on April 11, 2022 (January 9, 2023) by Erin Bell

Open Educational Resources: The following links offer several free open educational resources which span the disciplines. DOAJ: The Directory of Open Access Journals provides free, Creative Commons access to over 17,000 peer-reviewed journals covering all disciplines. It is a donation and volunteer-supported non-profit based in the UK. https://doaj.org/ MERLOT: The MERLOT system provides access to curated […]

Resources for Implementing Inclusive Teaching Practices

Posted on March 24, 2022 (October 3, 2023) by Erin Bell

Web Resources: Confronting Implicit Bias: Project Implicit was founded in 1998 by three scientists – Dr. Tony Greenwald (University of Washington), Dr. Mahzarin Banaji (Harvard University), and Dr. Brian Nosek (University of Virginia). Project Implicit Health (formerly Project Implicit Mental Health) was launched in 2011 and is led by Dr. Bethany Teachman (University of Virginia) and Dr. […]