Each week, we send out three bite-sized tidbits with upcoming events: Teaching Tip, Research Review, and Favorite Resource. Find the archived postcards here.
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Teaching Tips 💡
Learner Progress
Want a quick way to check on how your students are doing in your course? Visit the Learner Progress tool in Brightspace under the Course Resources menu.
Improving the YouTube Experience for Your Learners
When you share a YouTube video for learners, annoying ads can disrupt the viewing experience and detract from the valuable content you chose. While the video may contain useful information,…
Use their names
Want a quick hack for engaging students, creating a warm classroom climate, and building connections with your learners? Use their names! Taking the time to learn them and pronounce them…
Retrieval Practice
Did you know that one of the simplest and most effective ways to remember something is to take time to forget it and then work hard to remember it?
Research Review 🔍
Effects of teacher, peer and self-feedback on student improvement in online assessment: the role of individuals’ presumptions and feedback literacy
This study examines how teacher, peer, and self-feedback influence student learning in an online assessment context. Using a quasi-experimental design with university students, the authors compared how students perceive different…
Improve Learning
Did you know that asking students to intentionally make a mistake and correct it can actually improve their learning? A recent study had students either restudy material by underlining key…
Exploring the Impact of Required Justifications in Multiple-Choice Elaboration Questions on Student Experiences and Performance
This study investigated a hybrid assessment format called Multiple-Choice with Elaboration Questions (MCEQs). In these questions, students not only select a multiple-choice answer but also must justify their choice in…
Does ChatGPT enhance student learning? A systematic review and meta-analysis of experimental studies
This is a systematic review and meta-analysis of experimental research on ChatGPT’s impact on student learning (69 studies from 2022–2024). The goal was to move beyond simple correlations and look…
Favorite Resources 🔖
Choose your Assessment
The University of Kansas has a fantastic team supporting their CBE program, including a psychometrician (an expert in the measurement of mental capacities and processes) who developed a…
Manage Your Browser Tabs
How many browser tabs do you have open on a given day? Do you find yourself keeping them open and just putting your computer to sleep at the end of…
Analog Inspiration
Student AI Bill of Rights
The National Student Legal Defense Network recently released a Student AI Bill of Rights, a document outlining considerations for higher education as generative AI becomes more prolific in learning and…