Scaffolding is designing your teaching and learning experiences to offer students temporary support to achieve objectives just outside their current capabilities. In this workshop, we'll discuss how scaffolding in your assignments, lectures, and courses can create a more inclusive environment for students to participate and engage. It is recommended you bring a laptop device [...]
What is the difference between a library ebook and an OER textbook? Join us to learn more about the differences between types of “free” textbooks and resources for students, how to select the best resource, and where to find these resources to use in your courses. Log In and Enroll [...]
Reclaiming the Joy in Teaching by Creating a Global Community for Yourself and Your Students Hosted by UT Dallas Presenter: Carol Cirulli Lanham, Assistant Director, Center for Teaching and Learning Join us for this session where we will explore the joys of globalizing your curriculum through online international classroom experiences and Virtual Exchange. While [...]
Labster is an advanced virtual lab simulation tool that allows students to practice laboratory skills and reinforce the material taught in lectures. Learn best practices for introducing Labster to students including how to get started. Bring some topics that could benefit from Labster in your course and learn how to build it into your [...]
Simulations are an engaging way to incorporate experiential learning into classes. One of the more popular and extensive simulations in education is Model UN. In this workshop, participants will explore opportunities to develop multi-part simulations with real world contexts in both virtual and in-person learning spaces. This brown bag lunch workshop is based in [...]