by Tim Slater | Apr 19, 2016 | Blog
“What is going to be on the final exam?” That’s the most common question I get from students this time of year and, frankly, it makes me want to pull my hair out! You see, I’ve spent all term meticulously outlining the major course concepts, carefully leading my...
by Tim Slater | Mar 12, 2016 | Blog
Do you ever hesitate giving your students homework? By middle of the term, my students too often groan in agony when I distribute their next homework assignment. Despite their protests, I am convinced homework is worth the time students devote to completing it. I...
by Tim Slater | Feb 9, 2016 | Blog
A lecture supported by a computer-driven and projected PowerPoint presentation of bullet points is the dominant form of instruction across most college and university classrooms. Unquestionably, there are bright points of innovation–or regressive chalk and...
by Tim Slater | Jan 16, 2016 | Blog
Many faculty dread spending time on the first day of class going over the syllabus. That’s OK, because students usually hate hearing professors read the syllabus to them too! But, what if the first day of class could be different? What if instead you could have a...
by Tim Slater | Dec 4, 2015 | Blog
Multiple-choice exams are often the least preferable of exam formats, because it can be really challenging to uncover exactly what students now understand and what they still struggle with. At the same time, for those of us teaching large enrollment science classes,...
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