Well… this has been enlightening. As a Teacher Scholar, I thought I had Bloom’s Taxonomy down, but now I realize that over the last few years I have gotten lax about my teaching practices. I strive to ensure there are always learning outcomes posted at the beginning of each of my classes, and I honestly …
Monthly Archives: October 2019
Feedback on Feedback
I feel there is a gap in my feedback practices – namely face-to-face feedback in the classroom. I wonder if, like Hattie explains, my “that’s great” could be misconstrued as “you are doing fantastic”…period. This is especially true when students perform group work. I am sure they recognize that I am watching the group as …
Aligning My Teaching and Designing With Student Success
Although I am not teaching my Eighteenth Century Novel course at this point, I am in the midst of designing a Shakespeare and Contemporary Film course for Open Learning. I have been stalled with design lately. What are my intentions for learning outcomes? What kinds of activities will enhance student understanding of Shakespeare and Shakespeare …
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New Considerations for Teaching and Learning
It is becoming clear there are certain aspects of my face-to-face teaching practices that will translate well in the Open Learning platform. Namely, having students think about a topic from a different perspective. As a scholar of Renaissance/Restoration literature, I have noticed that students often come into these classes with the mindset that the texts …
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From the Classroom to the Computer (a new journey for a relatively new TRU faculty member)
As a former Thompson Rivers University student, I am still amazed that my journey has brought me back to Kamloops and the TRU campus. Living in Saskatoon and studying at The University of Saskatchewan for eight years was a wonderful experience, but I am happy to be home. I am also excited about branching …