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Best practices, Teaching Tips

Getting Started with Teaching and Learning Research

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“Asking a colleague about a problem in his or her research is an invitation; asking about a problem in one’s teaching would probably seem like an accusation,” writes scholarship of teaching and learning researcher Randy Bass. This Teaching Tip explores the history of this troublesome dynamic, arguing that engaging in teaching and learning research can help you learn to love your teaching problems.

Elle Fournier
March 25, 2025

Best practices, Teaching Tips

Consider Online Teaching Tools to Promote Efficiency and Student Success

This line diagram illustrates the influence of information overload, communication overload, and perceived tech skill requirements on ultimately student satisfaction with an online course.

This teaching tip explores some details to consider when deciding which digital tools to use in your online class such as learning objectives, time, and opportunity. Knowledge is power in answering the question, "Good for us, or bad for us?"

Dan LaSota
November 28, 2023

Presentations & Events, RSI

Mid-Semester Outreach Workshop

This workshop will be held on Thursday, October 5, from 14:00 to 16:00 in the CTL Makerspace and on Zoom. In this work session, faculty will get guidance and time to do mid-semester outreach to students. In collaboration with Disability…

UAF CTL Staff
September 26, 2023

Community Engagement, Teaching Tips

Supporting online learners: academics and beyond

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Online learners often face additional challenges to their education than those that are able to attend in-person. Student Support Services has been able to adapt their services in order to reach those students and provide academic resources and community building.

UAF CTL Staff
March 6, 2023

Best practices, Community Engagement, Teaching Tips

Mental health first aid

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As we continue through the winter season, the cold and dark becomes an ever-present factor in our daily mental health. The Student Health and Counseling Center (SHCC) has some helpful tips to keep in mind to prioritize our students’ wellbeing.…

UAF CTL Staff
November 28, 2022
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Teaching Tips

Integrating career preparedness into the classroom

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UAF Career Services’ mission is to provide the UAF community with professional guidance and networking opportunities. Whether you or your students are interested in finding a job or internship, exploring career options, changing careers, or getting your resume and cover…

UAF CTL Staff
October 25, 2022

Community Engagement, Teaching Tips

Embodying the disillusioned learner

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Disclaimer: Unless specifically defined, I use the word classroom to refer to any group learning space, digital or physical. I’m sitting in the back of my first face-to-face class in 2 years. My glasses fog up from my mask and…

Nathan Feemster
September 26, 2022

Community Engagement, Teaching Tips

Demonstrate you care

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Remember the night before Christmas? You’re excited. You’re exhausted. Right now many of your students are simply tired. Check in with them, please. Michelle Pacansky-Brock suggests you “find a way to connect with your students…show them that the life you…

UAF CTL Staff
March 16, 2022

Best practices, Teaching Tips

Send feedback to advisors about students with barriers

Instructors can feel isolated in their efforts to support students and their success throughout the semester. This is especially true when they have multiple students who are not responding to their outreach about concerns like low engagement, not attending class,…

UAF CTL Staff
March 2, 2022

Community Engagement, Emerging ideas, Teaching Tips

Address burnout with grounding practices

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Based on the current state of affairs, my dog is my closest friend; I don’t remember the smell of erasing a whiteboard; I’m in a loop of self-discovery and loss, and I’m wondering: is my introspection just me crawling into…

Nathan Feemster
February 23, 2022

Community Engagement, Teaching Tips

Recentering relationships for learning

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Students thrive in our classrooms when they connect with each other, with the subject matter, with themselves and with us (Quinlan, 2016). Positive connections motivate student engagement and improve academic performance. This was true before the pandemic, when we could…

klnewman4
January 12, 2022

Community Engagement, Teaching Tips

Supporting your students with CARE

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This time of the year can be especially stressful for many students with finals quickly approaching and preparing to transition for the semester break. Through your interactions, you may become aware of your students expressing feelings of anxiety, fatigue, depression,…

UAF CTL Staff
December 7, 2021