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\nGeneral Classroom Teaching Tips<\/a><\/p>\n

Culturally Responsive Teaching<\/a><\/p>\n

Difficult Moments in the Classroom<\/a><\/p>\n

Racism and Prejudice<\/a><\/p>\n

Student-Centered Links<\/a><\/p>\n

Faculty-Centered Links<\/a><\/p>\n

Mental Health and Wellness Resources for Students in Crisis<\/a><\/p>\n

Integrating Wellness Across the Curriculum<\/a><\/p>\n

Providing Wise Feedback to Students<\/a><\/p>\n

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General Classroom Teaching Tips<\/h2>\n

K. Patricia Cross Academy<\/a> <\/strong>This free resource is designed for busy faculty. The site includes short teaching tip videos and downloadable resources that are applicable in a variety of courses.<\/p>\n

September 2018 Augsburg Zoom Workshop<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Creating Space for Engage Discussions<\/a><\/strong>, Faculty Focus<\/p>\n

Critiquing Student Work with Dictated Comments<\/strong><\/a>, Tomorrow’s Professor, Stanford University<\/p>\n

Best Ideas of Teaching 2017<\/strong><\/a>, The Chronicle of Higher Education<\/p>\n

Tips for Developing Students’ Note-Taking Skills<\/strong><\/a>, Faculty Focus<\/p>\n

Note-Taking Strategies to Improve Learning<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0Faculty Focus<\/p>\n

Estimating Student Workload for Your Courses<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0Chronicle of Higher Education
\nThis brief article introduces the\u00a0Course Workload Estimator<\/strong><\/a> from Rice University’s Center for Teaching Excellence – a powerful tool that can help you evaluate the work that you assign your students.<\/p>\n

Accessibility MOOC: Designing and Teaching Courses for All Learners<\/strong><\/a>
\nThis free course, a collaborative effort of SUNY faculty and staff, is a free self-paced professional development course that will help you gain a better understanding of accessibility as a civil rights issue and develop the knowledge and skills you need to design learning experiences that promote inclusive learning environments. It is designed to be completed in entirety by working approximately 3 hours a week for 6 weeks. However, you are free to move as fast or slow as you like and complete only those portions that you want.<\/p>\n

Anyone may enroll and participate. It has been designed for faculty and staff in higher education at any type or level of institution.<\/p>\n

Why I’m Saying Goodbye to In-Class Tests<\/strong><\/a>
\nHow universal design can accommodate students with disabilities.<\/p>\n

Learner-Centered Psychological Principles<\/strong><\/a>
\nThese 14 psychological principles pertain to all learners and the learning process. They are best understood as an organized set of principles; no principle should be viewed in isolation. This document is adapted from the principles developed by the American Psychological Association.<\/span><\/p>\n

Promoting Self-Regulated Learning<\/strong><\/a>
\nWritten by Joseph Erickson<\/a>, Education.<\/p>\n

The First 5 Minutes of Class<\/strong><\/a>
\nFour\u00a0quick ways to shift students’ attention from life’s distractions to your course content.<\/p>\n

Top 10 Evidence Based Teaching Strategies<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Concerning Classroom Laptop Use<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Five Steps to Easily Refresh Your Course<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

A Brief Guide to Designing Essay Assignments<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Teaching Resources<\/strong><\/a>, Carleton College Learning and Teaching Center<\/p>\n

Syllabus Checklist from\u00a0the Center for Teaching and Learning at Connecticut College<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Time Management Strategies for the Flipped Classroom<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Most Crucial Two Minutes of Class<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Writing Resources<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Designing Meaningful and Measurable Outcomes: A First Step in Backwards Design<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Inclusive Teaching: Supporting All Students in the College Classroom:<\/span><\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>The Columbia University Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) is excited to announce the release of the first ever MOOC (massive open online course) dedicated entirely to the topic of inclusive teaching in higher education. The MOOC provides practical, accessible, and usable strategies that instructors can implement in their classrooms to create and maintain a supportive learning environment for all students. The self-paced course is open to all.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Encouragement for Online Learners<\/strong><\/a>, Faculty Focus<\/p>\n

An Argument for Accepting Late Work<\/strong><\/a>, Faculty Focus<\/p>\n

Knowing When to Teach Current Events<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Laziness is a Myth: Helping Students Navigate the Hidden Curriculum<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a0“What Kind of Group Partner are You?” Instructions and Survey<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Creating Accessible Content<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Culturally Responsive Teaching<\/h2>\n

Diversity and Inclusion in the College Classroom<\/strong><\/a>
\nFrom Faculty Focus, this packet features 20 articles from faculty teaching at a wide range of institutions in the United States and Canada.<\/p>\n

How to Talk About Diversity in the Classroom<\/strong><\/a>
\nThis article from Inside Higher Ed<\/em> describes how student leaders at a liberal arts college\u00a0engaged faculty in\u00a0conversations about race and diversity.<\/p>\n

Racial Equity Tools<\/a><\/strong>
\nThis site is home to research, articles, and teaching tips related to Racial Equity. In addition, it offers tools including\u00a0strategic plans, as well as\u00a0the ability to evaluate progress and results. You can also connect with others, ask questions, and share ideas.<\/p>\n

Moving Towards Inclusive Learning and Teaching: A Synthesis of Recent Literature (2017)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Structure Matters: Twenty-One Teaching Strategies to Promote Student Engagement and Cultivate Classroom Equity<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Toward Inclusive STEM Classrooms: What Personal Role Do Faculty Play?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

On faculty development of STEM inclusive teaching practices.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Inclusion by Design: Tool Helps Faculty Examine Their Teaching Practices<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Theory and Practice of Culturally Relevant Education: A Synthesis of Research Across Content Areas<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Benefits of Engagement with Peers, Faculty, and Diversity for Online Learners<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Addressing microaggressions and acts of oppression within online classrooms by utilizing principles of transformative learning and liberatory education<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Questions academics can ask to decolonise their classrooms<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Difficult Moments in the Classroom<\/h2>\n

Suggestions for Facilitating Difficult Dialogues in the Classroom<\/strong><\/a>
\nThis packet of resources is a companion to the webinar “Move Beyond Civility: How to Facilitate Difficult Dialogues in the Classroom.”<\/p>\n

Managing Difficult Conversations and Conflict in the Classroom<\/strong><\/a>
\nThese materials collected by Augsburg faculty Joe Erickson, Education, and Jenny Hanson, Communication Studies, offer guidance and specific models for\u00a0how to productively engage in difficult\u00a0<\/span>discussions.<\/p>\n

Difficult\u00a0Dialogues<\/strong><\/a>, Vanderbilt University Center for Teaching<\/p>\n

Responding to Difficult Moments<\/strong><\/a>, University of Michigan Center for Research on Learning and Teaching<\/p>\n

A Memo to Students on Cheating<\/strong><\/a>, Faculty Focus<\/p>\n

Racism and Prejudice<\/h2>\n

The Nature of Contemporary Prejudice: Insights from Aversive Racism<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0Social and Personality Psychology Compass<\/p>\n

The Racism Root Kit: Understanding the Insidiousness of White Privilege<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

White Fragility<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0International Journal of Critical Pedagogy<\/p>\n

Student-Centered Links<\/h2>\n

Supporting Transgender Students in the Classroom<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

A Holistic Approach to Supporting Students<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Responding to Students in Distress<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Test Anxiety: Causes and Remedies<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

First Generation\u00a0College Students – Feelings of Guilt<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Students Helping Students Provide Valuable Feedback on Course Evaluations<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Faculty-Centered\u00a0Links<\/h2>\n

Preparing for a Sabbatical – Tips for the Proposal<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Mid-Career Faculty: How to Stay Engaged, Fulfilled, and Productive<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Promoting Supportive Academic Environments for Faculty with Mental Illnesses<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Open Doors: A New Take on Teaching Observations<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Avoiding Burnout: Self-Care Strategies for Faculty<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Tomorrow’s Professor<\/strong><\/a>
\nAn e-newsletter from Stanford University and a resource for ongoing faculty-development tips.<\/p>\n

Assessment During a Crisis: Responding to a Global Pandemic<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Mental Health and Wellness Resources for Students in Crisis<\/h2>\n

Creating a Culture of Caring <\/strong><\/a>Practical Approaches for College and University Faculty to Support Student Wellbeing and Mental Health<\/p>\n

The JED Foundation<\/strong><\/a> promotes emotional health and suicide prevention among college students and young adults.<\/p>\n

Active Minds<\/strong><\/a> is a national organization with local chapters that promote access to mental health services and aims to reduce mental illness stigma.<\/p>\n

NAMI Minnesota<\/strong><\/a> (state chapter of National Alliance on Mental Illness) has calendars of local educational and advocacy events. The NAMI Youth <\/a>site contains educational and advocacy information\u00a0specifically related to Minnesota youth.<\/p>\n

Mental\u00a0Health Minnesota<\/strong><\/a> has individual and policy advocacy programs\u00a0and\u00a0self-help educational resources for download or purchase.<\/p>\n

Copeland Center for Wellness and Recovery<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0serves\u00a0as a clearinghouse for information about Wellness Recovery Action Planning, also known as “WRAP.”<\/p>\n

“Speaking of Suicide<\/strong><\/a>,” the blog of Dr. Stacey Freedenthal, a University of Denver researcher on suicide and suicide prevention,\u00a0has good resources for professionals, educators, and\u00a0lay people.<\/p>\n

The Suicide Prevention Lifeline<\/em> phone number is 1-800-273-TALK<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Crisis Connection<\/em>, a Hennepin County resource, is (612) 379-6363<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Integrating Wellness Across the Curriculum<\/h2>\n

On January 7, 2016, Gen Ed (Jacqui deVries) and the Center for Wellness and Counseling (Beth Carlson) co-sponsored a workshop on “Integrating Wellness across the Curriculum.” Faculty and staff gathered to learn about and reflect on the data on student health, listen to faculty discuss their own strategies for furthering wellness in the classroom, and brainstorm next steps.<\/p>\n

See the Executive Summary<\/a> of the workshop\u00a0to read about the specific data and strategies shared at the event.<\/p>\n

Providing Wise Feedback to Students<\/h2>\n

Wise Framing of Feedback<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Wise feedback: How to Provide Critical Feedback Across the Racial Divide<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Wise Critiques Help Students Succeed<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

How to Help Students Accept Constructive Criticism: \u2018Wise\u2019 Feedback<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Word to the Wise: Feedback Intervention to Moderate the Effects of Stereotype Threat and Attributional Ambiguity on Law Students<\/a><\/strong> (No, we don’t have a law school, but the lessons are applicable to Augsburg)<\/p>\n

Breaking the Cycle of Mistrust: Wise Interventions to Provide Critical Feedback Across the Racial Divide<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

The Science of “Wise Interventions”: Applying a Social Psychological Perspective to Address Problems and Help People Flourish<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Becoming a Warm Demander<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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