By focusing on providing quality, effective feedback, we can maximize its positive effects on learning—not only helping students become better writers, but better thinkers, with increased confidence and motivation to succeed. The strategies here will help you determine what kind of feedback to give and when, as well as identify potential next steps for helping students actually use your feedback.
Teaching Strategies
The Kaneb Center’s Horane Diatta-Holgate discusses anti-racist pedagogy, an approach to teaching which centers the impact of racial histories and cultural experiences within and outside academic spaces.
By Misbah Hyder Why use trauma-informed pedagogy in your course? Trauma-informed pedagogies are increasingly at the forefront of latest conversations…
Suggestions for the first day of class, including how to assess students’ preconceptions about your field and their baseline knowledge of the subject (without making them feel like they’ve already failed a quiz).
The last day of class carries outsized importance in both student learning and their lasting impressions of the course. Here we share possible goals for your last day along with sample activities that may help you meet each goal.
By Kevin Barry What is early feedback? Early student feedback is feedback on teaching and student learning experiences that are…
By Horane Diatta-Holgate What do we mean by inclusive dialogues? Inclusive dialogues refer to intentionally structured classroom engagement using principles…
By Kevin Barry What is growth mindset? According to Carol Dweck, author of Mindset, “Growth Mindset is based on the…
Description: Wondering how to energize, motivate, and connect your students in a challenging time? A Notre Dame Learning Speaker Series…
Several Notre Dame faculty members share short talks (four to six minutes long) detailing various teaching strategies they have employed, including work in assessment and learning analytics.