Teaching Elements
Teaching Elements are just-in-time, web-based resources for faculty to explore and innovative teaching practices and academic technologies in their courses.
Each Teaching Element contains research, best practices, and practical implementation advice related to a pedagogical model (Practice) or an academic technology (Tool).
Tool: Classroom Response System
Classroom Response Systems (Clickers)
In-class audience-polling technology
Practice: Peer Instruction
Peer Instruction
Students examine their own and their classmates’ reactions to and analysis of content.
Practice: Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning (POGIL)
Practice: Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning
Practice: Flipped Classroom
Flipped Classroom
Students view lectures online and classroom time is used for activities.
Practice: Classroom Assessment Techniques
Classroom Assessment Techniques (CATs)
Timely assessment for informed teaching.
