At the end of every year, I agree to write up a summary of accomplishments for the T&L Innovations team. This year, my task is bigger, messier and more complex than ever. That is because our team has grown, and our responsibilities multiplied. At the end of the day this feels like success, but at […]
I have a love-hate relationship with large lecture classes. I love the efficiency of a good lecture for communicating information to a large audience, and, as an instructor, I love looking out at a sea of (hopefully) happy faces as students soak up that knowledge. But I’m less fond of the negative effect large lecture […]
Happy April everyone! I can hardly believe that the Spring 2016 semester is almost over. Last week, I spent most of spring break at the CSUN16 Conference on Accessibility and I wanted to share a few tips with you to keep in mind when creating instructional materials. Accessibility may not be the most exciting topic for […]
Are there any questions? Crickets. Eliciting a response from 60+ college students in General Chemistry at 8:00AM is challenging, at best. I sometimes find myself in the lecture hall thinking I’m part entertainer since the only signs of life are when I tell a chemistry joke or play the sound of crickets (yes, there […]
Most people think they know what it takes to be a good teacher; in particular, most college instructors think they know how to do it and feel confident that they’re pretty good at it. Except for those few of us who have received formal education in how to teach, we model our approach to teaching […]
CSU LPS Faculty Panel Thursday, December 10th, 2015 3pm PT/ 6pm ET Stop by the FIT Studio to view the panel with your peers! Panelists: Carolyn Gibbs (CSU Sacramento) Jackson Wilson (CSU San Francisco) Paul Boyd-Batstone (CSU Long Beach) Jaime Hannans (CSU Channel Islands) Ben Seipel (CSU Chico) This Thursday, December 10th, 2015 at 3pm […]
I can hardly believe that it is that time of year already with only five more weeks remaining until the new year! If you are like me, you find yourself spending a fair amount of time this week not only being thankful but also reflecting on all that has happened this year. For example, I am very thankful […]
Have you joined the many instructors across the nation that have flipped or blended their courses? Are you using video to support student learning? Do you have videos that you use repeatedly each semester? If yes, I am sure the thought of captioning your videos is daunting. T&L Innovations is here to help! We have set […]
Greetings! We’re nearing the end of the semester and if you’re like me, you might be pretty overwhelmed by that end-of-semester to-do list. And, while you may have read or heard about some cool digital tools that you want to explore over the summer as you build or revise your courses…. darn it… you’ve forgotten the name of […]
The semester is quickly coming to a close and commencement will be here before we know it. We would like to take a moment and recognize the dedication and hard work of our student assistants. As many of you know, Brianna Garcia-Milner has been our student assistant since late 2013. In May she will graduate with […]
