In this session, a panel of Colgate colleagues from the Arts & Humanities, the Social Sciences, the Natural Sciences, and University Studies, share how they cracked the conundrum of teaching texts in the remote classroom. Their techniques range from the…
Colgate Faculty Roundtable – Lessons Learned from a Semester of Pandemic Teaching
In this session, several Colgate faculty members share their experiences teaching during the Fall ‘20 semester. Topics include course design, use of technology (e.g., Slack, podcasting, and collaborative documents), effective practices and student perspectives. Moderator: Karen Harpp, Professor of Geology and…
Brian Beatty – Enabling Student Success with HyFlex Courses
On December 10, 2020, Brian Beatty, Associate Professor of Instructional Technologies in the Department of Equity, Leadership Studies and Instructional Technologies at San Francisco State University, facilitated a talk at Colgate University entitled, Enabling Student Success with HyFlex Courses. An…
“Liberating Structures” for Zoom Class Meetings
All courses are about to shift to fully remote instruction after the Thanksgiving break, meaning more synchronous class sessions. Many faculty and students may be feeling “zoomed out” and yearning for ways to re-energize Zoom meetings as we near the…
Tips for Academic Advisers
The Task Force for Remote Learning thanks you for all that you are doing to support your advisees this term. As we prepare for the Spring semester, it will be helpful for each of us to carefully consider how we…
Managing Zoom Fatigue
Are your students experiencing Zoom fatigue? Do you feel exhausted from participating in web-based meetings and teaching virtual class sessions? Is there anything you can do to reduce the stresses of online engagement and help students be more successful in…
COVID-19 Teaching Resources LibGuide
Colgate Librarians, in collaboration with faculty members, have created a repository of resources to support teaching about COVID-19. This LibGuide is intended to support the gathering and sharing of information resources pertinent to teaching about many aspects of the pandemic.…
Thinking About Assessment
Post contributed by Eddie Watkins With midterms approaching, many of us are thinking about assessment, and ways we can do so thoughtfully in a mix of remote and in-person settings. We draw your attention to an interesting article on two-stage…
Mid-Term Feedback on Learning
Post contributed from the Center for Learning, Teaching & Research Gathering feedback from students about how a course is going during the middle of the semester is always a good idea, and that will be more true than ever this…
Classroom Technology Resources @ Colgate
ITS has developed a resource to assist faculty members with searching for and identifying technology that is available in all classrooms across campus. Visit colgate.edu/classroom to learn more about the remote learning technology installed in these learning spaces, access printable…
