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Meme of the Day - 3/20/2020

March 20, 2020 / Nick Lumia / Tags: Covid, Funny, Humor, Meme

Daily dose of meme.

What Is Important To Teach Now? Reflection Over Reaction

March 20, 2020 / Bill Reynolds, PhD / Tags: Covid, Learning, Online, Questions, Reflection, Teaching

What can we offer to our students right now that is going to be most meaningful and lasting? We are not mechanics, or technicians, or technocrats. We鈥檙e teachers, and researchers, and subject matter experts, and discussion leaders, and facilitators, and mentors, and guides, and coaches鈥攁nd we occupy dozens of other fluid and evolving and meaningful roles in relation to our students.

Pass/Fail and Alternative Grading Approaches

March 20, 2020 / Bill Reynolds, PhD / Tags: Covid, Fail, Grading, Learning, Pass, Teaching

An interesting discussion on the POD listserv over the last couple of days has been about whether current conditions make pass/fail grading a more viable option than traditional grading schemes.

Repeated, Low-Stakes Quizzing

March 18, 2020 / Bill Reynolds, PhD / Tags: Assessment, Covid, Low-stakes, Online, Quiz, Test

A pressing concern for many faculty, who are transitioning to remote instruction, is how to handle high-stakes exams in their courses. Natalie Parker, Director of CETL and Distance Education at Texas Wesleyan University, has prepared a short document titled 鈥淎 Rationale for Replacing High Stakes Exams with Multiple-Attempt Low-Stakes Quizzes.鈥�

Clear, Helpful Strategies for Students

March 18, 2020 / Bill Reynolds, PhD / Tags: Covid, Strategies, Students, Study Habits, Tips

Recognizing Faculty Success

March 17, 2020 / Bill Reynolds, PhD / Tags: Celebration, Covid, Inspiration, Success

The Lucas Blog is looking for stories of faculty and student resilience and success during these difficult times. Let us know how you, your peers, and your students are doing, and we鈥檒l post your story as inspiration for others.

Bandwidth issues?

March 16, 2020 / Bill Reynolds, PhD / Tags: Alternatives, Bandwidth, Conference, Covid, Resources, Video

This post provides links to resources on low-bandwidth alternatives to video conferencing.

鈥淜eep Teaching鈥� online community

March 16, 2020 / Bill Reynolds, PhD / Tags: Community, Covid, Online, Resources

This post contains information about an online community created as a space where faculty can exchange resources with one another. In addition, inclusion and equity need to be considerations in how we shift to remote instruction, and colleagues at Rice University offer wise guidance in this regard.