VIU 2015 Teaching and Learning Symposium keynote presented by Teaching and Learning Council members: Rachel Moll, Education; Louis Mattar, Sports, Health and Physical…
These types of projects can be utilized in just about every teaching and learning situation or course. The projects are readinly adaptable as a major assignment for the…
I chose a lecture where students (and I) struggled to connect with the material. I replaced a ‘legal terms and principles’ slide show (60 slides zzzzz!) with…
The Study Guide Worksheet is a weekly set of questions designed to help students review the lecture (conceptual) and lab (applied) content of the week. It slowly and…
Approximately 15 short industry related situations are typed (large font, short, a paragraph or less) on paper, 1 scenario per piece of paper and distributed on tables…
Students often concern themselves with what will be on tests and need a way to check for understanding for themselves. I wanted to offer an activity in class that would…
I adapted the jigsaw classroom method into a two week activity. During the first week, students worked in small groups. They were assigned a topic to learn about by…
Through my position in the Learning Centre, I established a drop-in Critical Thinking Club. During the one-hour session, students are shown a provocative image (artwork…