• Equitable Group Participation

    Dear Colleagues, Even though it is the end of the quarter and your hearts and minds are on the closure of winter quarter, I thought I would post a support for your spring quarter courses.  We are often asked how to assess group work. Creating equitable work groups is an issue, as you know, of…


  • 5 Tips for Facilitating Difficult Conversations

    As a follow up to our Winter Symposium we wanted to share five tips for facilitating our students’ citizenry and communication skills. Handling difficult discussions in the classroom is a topic many of us are faced with today. -1-  Before the class begins, identify any controversial issues that might arise in your classroom. How might…


  • Six Principles of University Teaching

    Friends of OSU, Last year I created a summary of the literature on cognition research, pedagogical research, professional portfolios, and intellectual coaching to create the Six Principles of University Teaching.   OSU Center for Teaching and Learning has been using this model of teaching excellence for a number of activities for faculty: creating teaching portfolios…