What I learned in Fall 2020: A 3x3x3 reflection
Three things I learned, three things that surprised me, and three questions I have about the semester that was.
Lessons about socially-distanced active learning from a classroom redesign
A study on the use of bolt-down swivel chairs in active learning holds some lessons about teaching during Covid-19.
The unreasonable effectiveness of flipped learning in pandemic-era higher education
Why are so many people rediscovering flipped learning during the pandemic? Some possible answers.
Retrieval practice: Better to space it out, or keep it together?
We look at a research study on retrieval practice and whether it's better to spread it out or not.
Three ways to act with positivity and kindness toward students this week
Students are under pressure that we can barely imagine. Here are three concrete and simple things we can do this week to help.