Supporting Teaching, Learning, and Technology in the College of Letters and Science
The Large-Enrollment Community is an opportunity to connect with colleagues, share experiences, and consider new ideas for teaching large courses. We meet monthly for one hour, typically on Zoom. Our meetings feature short presentations from group members on strategies and practices that they have found successful, as well as provide ample time for full group …
In this Article Remix, IDC team members Laura Schmidli and Molly Harris chat about their recent L&S Design for Learning article “Maximizing Impact: Effective Strategies for Large Lectures.”
Created by Molly Harris and edited by Laura Schmidli. The College of Letters & Science is big! With 39 academic departments and professional schools and 65 undergraduate majors in the natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities, L&S covers a lot of ground. We also teach a lot of students. Over 85% of credits taken by …
Created by Laura Schmidli and edited by Maria Widmer. Teaching in a team provides advantages within an increasingly complex higher education environment. Multiple instructors can more effectively manage larger classes, provide interdisciplinary context, handle complex educational technology, model collaboration for new instructors and students, and better meet the needs of an increasingly diverse student body. …
In this episode, we talk with Léa Gustin and Claire Lundberg to explore what it takes to teach one of the largest courses on UW-Madison’s campus: General Chemistry.
In this episode, Laura Schmidli sits down with Sarah Jedd, who shares the joys of managing a large teaching team. They talk about ethical education and community-building in Comm Arts 100.
As the school year begins, Jonathan Klein and Molly Harris talk with Professor Greg Downey. From building trust to intervening with care, Greg shares practical strategies for setting students up for success.
Created by Laura Schmidli and edited by Maria Widmer. During the pandemic, many instructors valued the interactive features of videoconference tools, like breakout rooms, integrated chat, emoji and reactions, and polling. These tools allowed students to connect, react, and participate and offered instructors a sense of student engagement during remote class sessions. Whether a class …