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Teach Students How to Learn: Strategies You Can Incorporate into Any Course to Improve Student Metacognition, Study Skills, and Motivation

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Author: Saundra Yancy McGuire  Published: October 13, 2015 UTHSC Library Human minds are made of memories, and today those memories have competition. Biological memory capacities are being supplanted, or at least supplemented, by digital ones, as we rely on recording—phone cameras, digital video, speech-to-text—to capture information we’ll need in the future and then rely on… Read More

Remembering and Forgetting in the Age of Technology: Teaching, Learning, and the Science of Memory

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Author:  Michelle D Miller  Published: April 1, 2022 UTHSC Library Human minds are made of memories, and today those memories have competition. Biological memory capacities are being supplanted, or at least supplemented, by digital ones, as we rely on recording—phone cameras, digital video, speech-to-text—to capture information we’ll need in the future and then rely on… Read More

Learning That Matters: A Field Guide to Course Design for Transformative Education

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Author: Caralyn Zehnder, Cynthia Alby, Karynne Kleine, Julia Metzker   Published: December 14, 2000 UTHSC Library Our society urgently needs education that motivates, challenges, engages, and affirms all students. No matter their previous successes or failures, every student has enormous learning potential and important contributions to make now and in the future. Such meaningful learning experiences don’t just… Read More

Learning by Doing: A Comprehensive Guide to Simulations, Computer Games, and Pedagogy in E-Learning and Other Educational Experiences

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Author: Richard Dufour, Rebecca DuFour, Robert Eaker, Thomas Many  Published: July 1, 2006 UTHSC Library Have you ever looked out across your students only to find them staring at their computers or smartphones rather than listening attentively to you? Have you ever wondered what you could do to encourage students to resist distractions and focus on the… Read More

Interactive Lecturing: A Handbook for College Faculty

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Author:  Elizabeth F. Barkley, Claire H. Major Published: February 28, 2018 UTHSC Library Have you ever looked out across your students only to find them staring at their computers or smartphones rather than listening attentively to you? Have you ever wondered what you could do to encourage students to resist distractions and focus on the information… Read More

Inclusive Teaching: Strategies for Promoting Equity in the College Classroom

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Author:  Kelly A. Hogan, Viji Sathy Published: August 1, 2022 UTHSC Library In a book written by and for college teachers, Kelly Hogan and Viji Sathy provide tips and advice on how to make all students feel welcome and included. They begin with a framework describing why explicit attention to structure enhances inclusiveness in both… Read More

How to Create and Use Rubrics for Formative Assessment

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Author: Susan M. Brookhart  Published: January 11, 2013 UTHSC Library What is a rubric? A rubric is a coherent set of criteria for student work that describes levels of performance quality. Sounds simple enough, right? Unfortunately, rubrics are commonly misunderstood and misused. The good news is that when rubrics are created and used correctly, they are strong… Read More

Engaging Learning: Designing E-Learning Simulation Games

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Author: Clark N. Quinn Published: May 19, 2005 UTHSC Library Learning is at its best when it is goal-oriented, contextual, interesting, challenging, and interactive. These same winning characteristics also define the best computer games, which suggests that the most effective learning experiences are also engaging. Learning can and should be hard fun! The challenge is… Read More

Engaging in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning: A Guide to the Process, and How to Develop a Project From Start to Finish

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Authors: Cathy Bishop-Clark, Beth Dietz-Uhler  Published: August 27, 2012 UTHSC Library This is a book for anyone who has ever considered engaging in the scholarship of teaching and learning – known familiarly as SoTL – and needs a better understanding of what it is, and how to engage in it. The authors describe how to… Read More

Engaged Teaching: A Handbook for College Faculty

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Authors:  Claire Howell Major, Elizabeth F. Barkley Published: February 24, 2002 UTHSC Library Teaching today can be tough, but when done effectively, it can also be a deeply rewarding profession. To become an effective teacher is to begin by being an engaged teacher—intellectually, emotionally, and conatively grappling with the art and craft of teaching. Engaged Teaching:… Read More