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 💡
Facilitated Feedback
Why wait until the end of the semester to get feedback from your students on the Student Evaluations of Teaching in Blue? With our Facilitated Feedback program, otherwise known as…
Enhance Memory with Accessible Brightspace Templates
Reading content in Brightspace does not guarantee your learners will remember all of it. In order for it to stick, the student has to actively do something with the information…
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?
The Science of Meaning
I had the pleasure of attending a session on the Science of Meaning with Dr. Todd Kashan from the Well-Being Lab at George Mason University. According to his…
Research Review 🔍
Generative and retrieval tasks: Does the sequence matter and do sequence effects depend on learning task delay?
This 2026 study investigated whether the order in which students complete generative tasks (like generating their own examples of concepts) and retrieval tasks (like cued recall) affects learning outcomes. Using…
Flipped Feedback: Engaging Students With the Feedback Process to Enhance Evaluative Judgement
This study examines a “flipped feedback” model where students engage with feedback before final submission. Students submit a draft, review generic feedback on common errors, self-assess using a rubric, predict…
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…
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 🔖
AI-Supported Civil Discourse
Sway is a chat platform that connects students with differing perspectives into one-on-one conversations and facilitates better discussions between them. Developed with Heterodox Academy and inspired by John Stuart Mill’s…
Make America AI-Ready
Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Labor announced the launch of “Make America AI-Ready,” a free artificial intelligence literacy course that will help American workers learn the basics of AI simply…
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…