Master Teacher Initiative Teaching Tips

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Welcome to the Master Teacher Initiative Teaching Tips. Please click on the folders, below, to view the list of teaching tips. To view a complete tip, click on the title of the teaching tip.

Academic Integrity

Assessment: Tests/Quizzes/Questioning

Cheating and Plagiarism

Class Administration/Classroom Models

Classroom Behavior

Commencement Addresses/Inspiration

Course Design and Evaluation

Current Issues in Higher Education

Discussion Strategies

Beam Me Up, Scotty!: Increase student engagement in group discussions with laser pointers and projected images.

Gauging Comprehension after the Class Discussion: Tips on eliciting feedback gauging student comprehension after an in-class discussion.

Keeping Classroom Discussions on Track: Some suggestions for keeping classroom discussions on track.

Leading Discussions: About Asking Questions:
Suggestions for stimulating thinking and for getting the "discussion" ball rolling with thought-provoking questions.

Leading Discussions: Engaging Your Students Emotionally: A few suggestions for sparking student interest in a discussion topic.

Leading Discussions: Getting the Ball Rolling:

Leading Discussions: Getting the Whole Class Involved: Some thoughts on the different personality types in your class and how to get them all involved in a discussion.

Thinking on Your Feet: Some ideas for not getting "bogged-down" when a class discussion hits a bump in the road.

Your Role as Classroom Discussion Facilitator: Notes on being an effective classroom discussion leader.

Distance/Online Strategies

Diversity

Experiential Education

Student Centered Instruction

Teaching in the Disciplines

Teaching Strategies

Teaching with Technology

Other

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Master Teacher Initiative Teaching Tips