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Provides basic and practical directions, tips, and other insights for teaching in Higher Education. The series is produced primarily for Canisius University faculty, but also may help professors or instructors elsewhere. 

We try to have at least one new episode each month.  You can also find and subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts.






Table of Contents

Music Credit: Gunnar Olsen (via YouTube)

Episode 1: Communicating with Students

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Get a quick list of calendar dates for your course outline using Caleb McDaniel's brilliant "Syllabus Maker."

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Episode 3: Practical Course Design

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Consider some basic course design principles.

Relevant Links and Resources

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Relevant Links and Resources

COLI Guide to Teaching Online Module 4: Communication & Creation.

/wiki/spaces/FacTS/pages/35136338for asynchronous discussion instructions for students.  You may adopt or adapt these to your classes.  

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Relevant Links and Resources

COLI Guide to Teaching Online Module 4: Communication & Creation.

/wiki/spaces/FacTS/pages/35136338for asynchronous discussion instructions for students.  You may adopt or adapt these to your classes.  

Community Standards and Polices at Canisius University.

Some Good Reading

Ten Best Practices for Teaching Online.  Taken from Judith Boettcher and Rita-Marie Conrad's The Online Teaching Survival Guide.  Among other things, this article includes great basic tips for online asynchronous discussions.

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Episode 11: Feedback: A Learning Situation

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In this episode, we discusses ways to improve professor feedback on student work.  Make your feedback commentary another great opportunity for students to learn, and help students get the most from it.

Great Sources

Brookhart, Susan.  How to Give Effective Feedback to Your Students.  ASCD, 2017.  

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Episode 13: Note-taking: Help Students take Better Notes

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In this episode, I will give a brief monologue on some tips and activities that instructors can use to help students to take better notes during class. I will also cover a few ways instructors can encourage students to become more involved in the lecture.

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