First Published:April 23, 2024 A student check-in is a dedicated time in a learning environment in which learners share information about their general wellbeing, day-to-day life, and/or thoughts on the course and academic progress. These check ins also provide a chance for learners to reflect on their own wellbeing. Students often enter learning environments… Read More
Volume 7, Issue 1 In This Issue: The Teaching Scope: Impacting the public through research, teaching, and engagement Teacher’s Toolbox: Using peer assessment techniques Did You Know?: Tips to improve live polling participation TLC Corner: TLC Summer Olympics Pedagogy Podcast: Teach students how to learn Research Bytes: End of term: Wrapping up a course effectively… Read More
Author: Rebecca Pope-Ruark Published: September 20, 2022 UTHSC Library Faculty often talk about how busy, overwhelmed, and stressed they are. These qualities are seen as badges of honor in a capitalist culture that values productivity above all else. But for many women in higher education, exhaustion and stress go far deeper than end-of-the-semester malaise. Burnout,… Read More
Last Reviewed:March 1, 2024 First Published:August 16, 2022 Within the classroom or clinical setting, faculty members can support student well-being by applying principles of Universal Design for Learning, centering transparency and accessibility, and cultivating an inclusive, welcoming course environment. Beyond the classroom, faculty members often have a front-row view of the personal struggles students… Read More
Last Updated:March 17, 2023 First Published:March 18, 2022 When local, community, or global events impact our classrooms, it can be challenging to maintain focus on teaching and learning. Teaching may feel mundane or even irrelevant in the face of tumultuous events. Sometimes a student’s identity or a faculty’s identity may make them especially vulnerable… Read More
Last Reviewed:February 9, 2024 First Published:August 10, 2022 Robust research suggests that students benefit immensely from student-faculty interaction, particularly when it comes to student well-being, intellectual commitment, and motivation (Morrison 2021). While getting to know students can be challenging in larger classes or within an online context, certain teaching strategies, such as mini-surveys or… Read More
Volume 2, Issue 5 In this issue: The Teaching Scope: Guidelines for Giving Feedback… Teaching Toolbox: Supplement Learning with Synth Pedagogy Podcast: Empathy and Extended Reality Research Bytes: Temporal Peaks in Med Student Burnout The Waiting Room: Funny Bone
