• RAP ON: Get Students to Take Notes (on Laptop or Otherwise): A key replication failure.

    About the author: Regan A. R. Gurung, Ph.D. is the Interim Executive Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning at Oregon State University and Professor of Psychological Science. This is part of our series of Research Advancing Pedagogy (RAP) blogs, designed to share the latest pedagogical research from across the disciplines in a pragmatic format. Photo…


  • Be a Part of the Spring ’21 Blended Faculty Learning Community

    Guess what? Spring is only 5 weeks away! That means it’s time to submit your proposal to join the Spring ’21 Blended Faculty Learning Community. This learning community is co-sponsored by Academic Technology and the Center for Teaching and Learning.Twenty teaching faculty from 9 different Oregon State University colleges have enjoyed the camaraderie of participating…


  • Motivating Students to Complete Pre-Class Readings: Strategies and Tips

    Reading is critical to academic learning. Yet, the perennial lament among university professors is, “Why won’t students just do the reading?” It is reported that only 30% of students read the assigned material before class on any given day (Bhavsar, 2020; Hattenberg & Steffy, 2013; Hoeft, 2012). The reasons for not reading encompass poor reading…