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SafeAssign as a Tool for Learning
Teaching the ethical use of sources in academic writing is a challenge. Some faculty address this issue by using SafeAssign, the “plagiarism prevention tool” integrated into Blackboard. When used with care, SafeAssign can (in its own words), “create opportunities to help students identify how to properly attribute sources.” In that sense, it can facilitate learning. However, when used strictly...
Keeping up with Social Changes in Second Language Acquisition
Despite the existence of excellent study abroad programs, traveling to another country is a privilege, at times, unaffordable. Consequently, the classroom becomes the only space for students to be exposed to socio-cultural issues. Nevertheless, traditional learning materials and pedagogical approaches in the field of Second Language Acquisition (SLA) often struggle to reflect the latest changes...
Embrace Doubt, Enhance Teaching
The start of a new semester is a great time to examine your teaching practices. However, the temptation to fall back on what worked in the past represents both the need for efficiency and the power of habit. What if we approached our teaching with a healthy sense of doubt? What if we embraced our own cycles of learning as a pathway to refreshed teaching approaches? Drive-Thru Pedagogy Blog Pick...
Students as Partners in Teaching & Learning
Faculty spend a great deal of time creating their syllabus, planning meaningful course assessments, and designing learning experiences to engage their students. These efforts are often informed by their past experience, conversations with colleagues, and possibly engagement in professional organizations. The missing ingredient: student perspective. Drive-Thru Pedagogy Blog Pick up something...
Improve Student Writing with Peer Feedback
Peer feedback makes assignments more social and collaborative, creating opportunities for students to learn from one another. In conversations about shared assignments, students can make connections to lectures, readings, and other course elements. They can also use time in feedback groups to clarify the goals of the assignment and discover varied methods for fulfilling those goals....
The Power of a Good Story
Many of us rightly emphasize “critical reading” in our courses, helping students hone the tools they need to unpack and evaluate the storylines they encounter, whether in historical or contemporary texts, written or visual sources, scientists’ data or politicians’ campaigns. It’s also important, though, to get students thinking about what’s involved in producing the best possible stories, and...
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