My presentation that introduces an innovative, fully individualized “MINIMAL” approach to faculty training was accepted for the May ’22 TEACHx Conference at Northwestern U. (click the title to read more…)
That listening to music while studying (specifically, reading assigned content for comprehension) is good for you, is one of those myths that persist, despite irrefutable evidence to the contrary…
To get the best results and not make your department go bankrupt in the process, separate course-content videos from occasional videos. This useful distinction deserves to get much more attention…
Did you tell your students to just “watch the video”? 😦 Luckily, there are many ways in which you can turn course videos into worthwhile activities… Here are just seven ideas to get started…
ACSL is a low-prep, high-yield strategy with measurable results, and offers instructors practical, low-prep toolset for transforming traditional lectures into engaging student activities that increase student success
My presentation on nudging in instructional design was presented at the 2022 OLC Innovate Conference in Dallas, TX.
My presentation that introduces an innovative, fully individualized “MINIMAL” approach to faculty training was accepted for the May ’22 TEACHx Conference at Northwestern U. (click the title to read more…)
That listening to music while studying (specifically, reading assigned content for comprehension) is good for you, is one of those myths that persist, despite irrefutable evidence to the contrary…
This is a short (and somewhat embarrassing, but instructively useful) post that reflects on a recent development in my work designing online courses… and shows how easy it is to assume that something is “obvious” (when it’s not).
To get the best results and not make your department go bankrupt in the process, separate course-content videos from occasional videos. This useful distinction deserves to get much more attention…
What do you do when it turns out that the almost dogmatically orthodox approach to instructional design, the intensely popular, and rarely questioned “backward design” is not going to work for you? Find out…
Most recent decade has seen increased interest in conducting well-designed studies that provide actionable guidelines for the design of online activities, based on measurable change in student knowledge…
What’s the best approach to get grad students to read complete books, without overwhelming them with work? Here I explore a solution inspired in one of my favorite phone apps, Blinkist, and merging it with an old-fashioned book-club idea…
Did you tell your students to just “watch the video”? 😦 Luckily, there are many ways in which you can turn course videos into worthwhile activities… Here are just seven ideas to get started…
Create a calendar with a focus on rhythm for most of the course. Setting the rhythm is one of the most important factors – people are creatures of habit a repeating pattern will help students plan better, and – consequently – be successful.
Cheating is a major concern when it comes to remote exams. Many people believe that throwing $$$ at the problem, is the way to go (cameras, cameras everywhere, and not a thing you’d like to see!). But is this the only option?
Every year hundreds of new T&L books are published, and 90% of them are not very useful (I call these edu-junk). Some are quite useful, but could have worked much better as an article or a blog post instead. Here is a very minimalist, curated super-short list of long-time favorites, and a few new acquaintances with a lot of promise (click the covers for amazon.com link, or click “more info” for… more info!).
MusingsOnTandL.com 
Meet ACSL: A low-prep / high-yield strategy that produces results
ACSL is a low-prep, high-yield strategy with measurable results, and offers instructors practical, low-prep toolset for transforming traditional lectures into engaging student activities that increase student success