Structured Support Structured support describes a systemic approach to designing assessments and learning activities that guide students through targeted practice with key concepts and skills (e.g., active learning). It also […]
Transparency & Purpose Transparency involves clearly communicating why students are learning course concepts and skills and how you designed the activities and assessments to help them learn. Many academic contexts […]
Community & Belonging Academic belonging refers to students’ sense of being accepted, valued, and encouraged by others in the academic classroom as well as their sense of connection to the […]
A Syllabus Analysis Tool to Advance Evidence-Based Teaching Practices at MIT Overview The syllabus often informs students’ first impressions of a class, the instructor, and their evaluation of whether they […]
References AAUP. (2018, May 9). Student Evaluations of Teaching are Not Valid. American Association of University Professors. https://www.aaup.org/article/student-evaluations-teaching-are-not-valid Ambady, N., & Rosenthal, R. (1993). Half a minute: Predicting teacher evaluations […]
The paper, A Mixed-Methods Research Design to Advance Inclusive and Equitable Teaching, Innov High Educ (2024) by Drs. Raechel Soicher, Amanda Baker and Ruthann Thomas from TLL describes their recent […]
2024: Another Historic Election This year, fall will not only bring crisp air and the warm colors of the season (and pumpkin-spice everything) but also an historic presidential election sure […]
Debate Across the Curriculum is a nationwide initiative that encourages the use of in-class debates to advance multiple pedagogical objectives. MIT Prof. Edward Schiappa, Comparative Media Studies/Writing, developed these instructional […]
On Wednesday, April 24, we hosted Dr. Sarah Eddy to discuss how course climate supports student engagement in active learning. Active learning in STEM courses Dr. Sarah Eddy’s research focuses […]
Midcourse Formative Review (MFR) is a new service offered by TLL to support faculty and instructors as they grapple with how to best engage and support their students’ learning.