Supporting Teaching, Learning, and Technology in the College of Letters and Science
Created by Maria Widmer and edited by Molly Harris. Every year, the University of Wisconsin–Madison welcomes around 8,500 first-year students and 1,200 transfer students to campus. Instructors in the College of Letters & Science teach 80% of first-year students’ credit hours. As a College, we play an outsized role in supporting the academic and social …
Keeping course content up to date helps both students and instructors stay engaged with disciplines as they evolve. Including a variety of perspectives and examples in your course content can help students connect course material to their own experiences and goals. This page offers strategies from research literature and our L&S colleagues for updating and …
To close the year, Molly Harris sits down with Lyn Macgregor of Sociology. They explore a resource that Lyn and her colleagues created to help instructors uncover the hidden curriculum for students.
Created by Molly Harris and Laura Schmidli. Instructors want their students to learn, and inclusive teaching strategies can help! Although there are many ways to define inclusive teaching, there are common characteristics that can guide your teaching practice: What new strategy might you try this semester to make your class more inclusive? L&S Design for …
A well-structured course can minimize student questions and uncertainty. Structure can help students understand the overall goals of the course and specific activities, what to expect during class sessions, how to best succeed on assignments, and more. When students struggle with aspects of the course you don’t expect – like interpreting instructions or understanding prompts …
Using this guide before the semester starts can help you to: View the Guide The guide contains steps you can pick and choose from to optimize your Canvas course for inclusivity and efficiency this fall. Last Updated: Get Help Meet with an IDC consultant to get started using the Inclusive Canvas Setup Guide with your …
Created by Molly Harris and edited by Laura Schmidli. Dedicating time for office hours that students do not attend can feel like a misuse of time. Managing large numbers of students, especially when it is unexpected, can be stressful. This may leave instructors wondering, Does it matter whether or not students attend office hours? We …
Created by Laura Schmidli and Molly Harris. Once you have collected feedback from students, what do you do next? How do you know what is important? How do you decide what to change? How do you respond to students? In the busy rush of the semester, it can be difficult to solicit feedback from students, …
A syllabus – whether a paper handout, attached to an introductory email, or part of your course Canvas site – is one of the first ways students are introduced to you and the course you teach. Making your syllabus more inclusive can mean that it: Strategies Twelve strategies for making your syllabus more inclusive are …