Each week, we send out three bite-sized tidbits with upcoming events: Teaching Tip, Research Review, and Favorite Resource. Find the archived postcards here.
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Teaching Tips ًں’،
Help with Grading? Yes, please!
Admit it—sometimes there are other things you would rather be doing than grading. You can speed up the process with a little help from Gemini which protects student data privacy…
Facilitated Feedback
Why wait until the end of the semester to get feedback from your students on the Student Evaluations of Teaching in Blue? With our Facilitated Feedback program, otherwise known as…
Improving the YouTube Experience for Your Learners
When you share a YouTube video for learners, annoying ads can disrupt the viewing experience and detract from the valuable content you chose. While the video may contain useful information,…
Accessible & Safe Technology
Did you know that Maine law requires that all technology developed, procured, or provided by publicly funded organizations must meet the accessibility requirements of Section 508 and WCAG 2.1 AA?…
Research Review ًں”چ
Eight Ways to Promote Generative Learning
Fiorella and Mayer argue that learning is generative—students learn best when they actively make sense of new information by selecting, organizing, and integrating it with prior knowledge. They synthesize research…
Highly-Cited “AI Erodes Critical Thinking” Study Appears To Be AI Generated Slop
This week, I want to highlight a substackآ postآ critiquing a recent research article. The author critically examines a widely referenced paper claiming that increased AI use degrades critical thinking skills. Pookins…
Hyflex learning and student engagement in higher education: a systematic literature review
This open-access systematic literature review, published in Frontiers in Education, synthesizes current research on HyFlex (Hybrid-Flexible) course models in higher education — a format in which students choose, session by…
Instructional Illusions: Ten Things in Education that Look Right but Aren’t
Each of these illusions contain an element of truth that makes them appealing and enduring, but they do not have evidence to support their effectiveness in student learning. This blogآ postآ explains…
Favorite Resources ًں”–
Teaching in Higher Ed podcast
What if your commute, workout, or morning coffee came with a dose of practical, research-informed teaching ideas? Hosted by Bonni Stachowiak — professor, dean of teaching and learning, and lifelong…
AI Pedagogy Project
The AI Pedagogy Project is a free, open-access resource developed by metaLAB (at) Harvard that helps educators understand and engage with generative AI — particularly large language models (LLMs) like…
PDF Accessibility Training Videos
This PDF Accessibility training series was provided to Microsoft employees on creating accessible PDF documents. Use these videos, along with documentation from to learn to…