Promos
Let's get students to use their own brains!
Zoom Session
March 27, 2 pm, In-Person, Nebraska Union: Chimney Rock Room
Let's create conditions for students to use their own brains. In this group, we will share the strategies that we’re finding useful, identify challenges in need of solution, and engage with scholarly literature to help find some answers. Contact Amy Ort at aort@unl.edu
Book a Boost Your Score! Event
Zoom or In Person
The CTT is now booking “Boost Your Score” sessions. To schedule an event for your department, fill out this quick interest form
During these sessions, faculty open their Canvas courses, use the Ally accessibility tool to identify issues, and get real-time support from instructional designers to improve course accessibility and boost Ally scores.
AI Skill Sharing
Embedding Ethics Around AI Use
Learning Community
In this Zoom session, we'll talk about embedding ethics around AI use in your course with guest presenter, Adam Thompson, director of the Center for Ethics and Social Responsibility and Lecturer/Philosophy.
International Student Success
Navigating Uncertainty: Supporting International Students Through Program and Policy Changes
April 14, 12:30–1:30 p.m.
Guidance on how program closures and visa changes can affect students’ stability and progress, plus strategies for proactive communication and referral.
Timely Tools for Student Success: Mid-Term
Debrief first major summative assessment
Use assessments as a learning opportunity by discussing what was missed and why. Talk about how students might have approached it differently. Whether the assessment was a multiple-choice exam, open-ended problems or short answers, or an essay, be explicit about effective study strategies for this type of assessment.
Conduct a mid-term student feedback survey
There is no reason to wait until the end of the term to get some feedback from students about the course. A common approach is the "Start, Stop, Continue" survey that consists of three questions:
- What would you like me to start doing?
- What would you like me to stop doing?
- What would you like me to continue doing?
To make it easier for instructors to conduct this survey, Instructional Designer Eyde Olson has created a survey module in Canvas Commons that may be imported into a course. This version contains four questions:
- What is one thing you like about our class that you would like to see continue?
- What is one thing about our class that you think could use improvement?
- What aspect of our class has been most difficult for you? Why do you think it has been so difficult?
- What are you going to do differently before the next assignment to make sure you succeed?
To find out how to import this module from the commons, visit Canvas Commons: Modules for Instructors.
Make sure grades are updated before pass/no pass deadline
Check the academic calendar for the pass/no pass deadline. Please make sure grades are updated in time for students to make thoughtful decisions. Using the Canvas grade book can make sharing this information with students simpler. In fact, grades can be uploaded to Canvas.
Message Students Who...
Throughout the term, instructors may use the "message students who" feature embedded in Canvas Messages, Grades, and New Analytics to communicate with students based on various criteria. Student-Instructor interaction is an important part of conveying a sense of care and offers opportunities to reinforce a growth mindset among students, even in large-enrollment courses. Contact an instructional designer to discuss what criteria might be most useful in your course.
Research-Supported Practice
Wise Feedback
When giving critical feedback to help students grow, "wise feedback framing" statements can help develop trust and communicate a growth mindset, which can help improve academic outcome gaps. They don't need to be used in every assessment, but should be considered for substantive assessments. Learn more about the research and how to implement the practice from this Student Experience Project resource.
