Place-Based Education (PBE), so named by David Sobel, is a unique teaching technique that has been developing within the educational community. More than ever, teachers are looking to provide students with not only education, but the skills necessary to make use of it. PBE fills this need by using both the natural landscape and human […]
How can our course designs and teaching practices evolve to respond proactively and effectively to social demands for equity and inclusion? Explore these resources from an October 2020 CoLab hosted event featuring PSU assistant professor of public health Suzanne Gaulocher and John Martin of University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Academic Technology division. Workshop Google Doc
Lots of faculty are trying new things in their teaching as we navigate COVID. From using Zoom more, to teaching online and f2f students simultaneously, to developing ways to connect with asynchronous learners, many of you are feeling overwhelmed and unsure about how it’s going. This check-in is designed to give you practical just-in-time techniques you can […]
How to make Zoom breakout groups less boring. This is a list of ideas crowdsourced from Twitter. For all links and info, visit the slide deck! Slide Deck
CoLab faculty and staff host a panel discussion about “rigor” in higher education: what is it, what does it mean, how do we enact it or push against it? Video Recording of Webinar Slides of Presentation (Google)
Hannah walks through the process of adding a Zoom room tab to a Microsoft Teams. This might be helpful if you are planning on using Teams in your classes in the fall and beyond and want it to be a navigational one-stop-shop for students. Video tutorial:
Martha Burtis talks about why faculty might want to bring their scholarship or teaching to a personal/professional web domain of their own, and offers some thoughts about how to get started. Recording of Webinar Google Slide Deck
The PT&E Advisory Group ran a virtual workshop through the CoLab for anyone who has scholarship requirements as part of their jobs and for those who are responsible for evaluating scholarship. Link to Resource Page Link to Recording of Workshop
Do you sometimes feel concerned that traditional approaches to grading undermine the pedagogical framework of your course? Are you interested in strategies for assessing student work and course performance that are more aligned with process-oriented, learner-centered, and collaborative ecosystems? In this webinar, faculty and students from Plymouth State will discuss their questions and experiences with […]
