2020 11 Sep
Creating a syllabus.
2020 28 Aug
Strategies and Tips for Successful Online Teaching.
In this six-part series, SAGE author and education expert Dr. Linda Dale Bloomberg shares strategies and tips for successful online teaching. She covers multimodal strategies for synchronous and asynchronous delivery of content, shows how to engage students who may feel isolated or who may be struggling, discusses how to adopt an accessible and equitable instructional approach, and offers a handout that instructors can give to students on the first day of class with tips for student success in the online environment.
2019 19 Sep
Teach Students to Think Through Problems — Not Google Them
Dear Colleagues,
Are you encouraging students’ higher order thinking and problems solving skills?
“Everything I do is a platform of my teaching,” Aswath Damodaran says in an interview with EdSurge. Among other topics, he explains why preparation is the majority of teaching, how students should attempt to develop conclusions through problem-solving before Googling answers, and why he makes his thought process clear when explaining the solutions to questions, rather than simply answering.
Here is a link to the article:
https://www.edsurge.com/news/2019-09-09-teach-students-to-think-through-problems-not-google-them
Comments?
Jim O’Connor Ph.D.
Director
2019 31 Jul
Making Your Classroom More Inclusive
Dear Colleagues,
The Chronicle of Higher Education has published a concise guide on “How to Make Your Classroom More Inclusive”
https://www.chronicle.com/interactives/20190719_inclusive_teaching?cid=pm
This is a pithy article full of good advise. With our commitment to diversity at Touro, applying the suggestions in this article are sure to continue to move us forward.
Have a great academic year!
Questions or comments?
Jim O’Connor Ph.D.
Director
2019 13 Jun
Reminder – Final Notification: Faculty Opportunity for 2019-20 : ACUE Course – Effective Teaching in Higher Education
Dear Colleagues,
This is final notification. All applications are due by next Wednesday, June 19th.
Once again, Touro University California and Touro University Nevada will offer an online course for interested faculty focused on Effective Teaching in Higher Education in collaboration
with the Association of College and University Educators (ACUE).
We just had over 30 faculty members complete the course during this academic year, and they overwhelmingly thought the course was transformative for their teaching.
The course is offered via Canvas. There will be three face-to-face meetings. The first face-to-face meeting in August will kick off the course and will be approximately 4 hours
in length. The other two face-to-face meetings will occur between blocks 1 and 2, and 2 and 3, and will be approximately 2 hours in length.
>From discussions with those who just finished the course, the amount of time commitment is 3-4 hours per unit.
Our plan is to admit 10 faculty members from TUN and 20 from TUC (the opposite of what we did this year). From TUC, we would like approximately the same number
from each of the three colleges.
I have attached the 2018-19 schedule. The 2019-20 schedule will be similar, but not identical. The schedule allows you to see the topics, as well as get a sense of the pace of the
course.
Those individuals completing the course will receive a certificate in Effective Teaching in Higher Education as well as a pin.
Also attached is an application form.
If you are interested, PLEASE COMPLETE THE APPLICATION FORM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
IMPORTANT: THE FIRST FACE-TO-FACE CLASS IN CALIFORNIA WILL BE ON THURSDAY MORNING AUGUST 1st FROM 9-12, IN NEVADA IT WILL BE FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST 2ND FROM 9-12. THESE ARE REQUIRED MEETINGS.
All applications will be vetted with your college dean.
Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
Best wishes,
Jim O’Connor Ph.D.
Director
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2019 07 Jun
Final Notification: Faculty Opportunity for 2019-20 : ACUE Course – Effective Teaching in Higher Education
Dear Colleagues,
This is a third and final notification.
Once again, Touro University California and Touro University Nevada will offer an online course for interested faculty focused on Effective Teaching in Higher Education in collaboration with the Association of College and University Educators (ACUE).
We just had over 30 faculty members complete the course during this academic year, and they overwhelmingly thought the course was transformative for their teaching.
The course is offered via Canvas. There will be three face-to-face meetings. The first face-to-face meeting in August will kick off the course and will be approximately 4 hours in length. The other two face-to-face meetings will occur between blocks 1 and 2, and 2 and 3, and will be approximately 2 hours in length.
From discussions with those who just finished the course, the amount of time commitment is 3-4 hours per unit.
Our plan is to admit 10 faculty members from TUN and 20 from TUC (the opposite of what we did this year). From TUC, we would like approximately the same number from each of the three colleges.
I have attached the 2018-19 schedule. The 2019-20 schedule will be similar, but not identical. The schedule allows you to see the topics, as well as get a sense of the pace of the course.
Those individuals completing the course will receive a certificate in Effective Teaching in Higher Education as well as a pin.
Also attached is an application form.
If you are interested, PLEASE COMPLETE THE APPLICATION FORM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. The deadline is June 20th.
IMPORTANT: THE FIRST FACE-TO-FACE CLASS IN CALIFORNIA WILL BE ON THURSDAY MORNING AUGUST 1st FROM 9-12, IN NEVADA IT WILL BE FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST 2ND FROM 9-12. THESE ARE REQUIRED MEETINGS.
All applications will be vetted with your college dean.
Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
Best wishes,
Jim O’Connor Ph.D.
Director
Attachments: