Here is a collection of short articles that faculty might find useful as introductions to a variety of pedagogical issues and techniques: Lafayette College: Promoting Active Learning in a Pandemic - “Implementing Active Learning When Masked and Social Distancing” Vanderbilt University: Learning in Hybrid & Distanced Classrooms - “Active Learning in Hybrid and Physically Distanced Classrooms” Montana State University: Active Learning during COVID-19 - “Active Learning While Maintaining Social Distancing” Saint Louis University: Practical Approaches for Remote Active Learning - “Active Learning while Physical Distancing” Connecting with Remote Students - "5 Ways to Connect With Online Students" Iowa State University: Asynchronous Teaching Strategies - "Asynchronous strategies" Making Use of Discussion Forums - "The Secret Weapon of Good Online Teaching: Discussion Forums" Strategies for Effective Asynchronous Learning - "Top 7 Strategies to Make Asynchronous Learning Effective" Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Higher Ed - Leadership in Pursuit of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Syllabus Development - "10 Course Policies to Rethink on Your Fall Syllabus" Incorporating Pandemic Technology Into the Classroom - The New Digital Classroom Navigating the Fall 2021 Semester -"Teaching: ‘Fluid and Chaotic’: Instructors Head Back Into the Classroom" In-Person and Online Teaching Tips - What Faculty Learned in 2020 Creating an Inclusive and Democratic Classroom- "Strategies to Creating an Inclusive Course" General Inspiration- “The End Is Not Near” Keys to Good Teaching-“The 7 Fundamental Conditions of Learning” Connecting to Students- “Professors These Days” Motivating Students- “Don’t Rely on Grades Alone” Critical Thinking- “Making It Stick” Grading and Feedback- “Student Feedback Matters – and It Goes Beyond Grading” Participation Grades- “The Power of Interim Participation Grades” Learner-Centered Teaching- “Professors’ Place in the Classroom Is Shifting to the Side” The Blank Syllabus- “Filling In the Blanks" Smartphones in the Classroom?- “Smartphones in the Classroom – Let Students Decide" Cheating- “Why Students Cheat and 3 Ways to Stop Them” Pedagogical Inertia- “Will Professors Teach Differently in 10 Years?” Mentoring- “The Difference Mentoring Makes” Dealing with Irregular Student Behavior- “Are You Being Rigorous or Just Intolerant?” Teaching as a Person of Color- “How the Teacher’s Race Affects the Teaching of Race” Dealing with the Student Who’s Failed- “It Shouldn't End With an F” Pacing and Cumulative Assessment- “Small Changes in Teaching: Space It Out” Your Personality and Your Teaching- “What Makes a Good Teacher? “ Teaching Students with Disabilities- “Why I'm Saying Goodbye to In-Class Tests” Student Ideas on Learning- "20 Things Students Say Help Them Learn" Using Technology- "Confessions of an Ex-Lecturer" Developmental Students and Students in General- "What My Struggling Students Wanted Me to Understand”
