Supporting Teaching, Learning, and Technology in the College of Letters and Science
In a snapshot of the student learning experience, two L&S undergraduate students share thoughts around adjusting to college, connecting with other students and instructors, and the influence of AI.
Łukasz Wodzyński, Assistant Professor of Polish and winner of the 2026 Chancellor’s Teaching Innovation Award, talks about making learning portable and the value of the humanities in a changing world.
In this episode, we speak with 2026 Distinguished Teaching Award winner Brandon Bloch about his approaches to engaging students in their areas of interest and teaching challenging subjects in the age of AI.
Created by Cory Sprinkel, Morgridge Center for Public Service & Molly Harris, L&S Instructional Design Collaborative. Providing students with opportunities to meaningfully apply their learning and skills to community interests can lead to transformative outcomes for their learning and development. Community-Based Learning (CBL) improves students’ critical thinking and civic responsibility (Strage, 2000), their ability to …
Created by Laura Schmidli and edited by Maria Widmer. Many instructors have collected a final paper or project, only to be disappointed that students missed the mark. This can stem from the gap between a complex prompt and students’ ability to organize the work and learning required. Breaking down complex tasks and providing temporary support …
Created by Molly Harris and edited by Laura Schmidli. You may have heard a college student refer to their experiences outside the classroom as “real life.” How can we dispel the impression that what happens in the classroom is somehow disconnected from students’ lives? How can we make our courses more “real” to students? And …
We kick off Season 4 with a conversation about music, creativity, and the art of learning. We hear from two music educators, Assistant Professors Amy Lewis and Jesse Rathgeber, as well as L&S students.
Students’ reasons for pursing an area of study are often very personal. Drawing on these personal factors can help students sustain motivation in your course by helping them develop connections to each other, the discipline, and the world around them. This page offers strategies from research literature and our L&S colleagues for recruiting student motivation. …
L&S undergraduate students share stories about what makes an assignment spark curiosity, how interdisciplinary learning brings value to their lives, and why they love a challenging course.
Patti Coffey shares how reflection, storytelling, and active engagement contribute to mutually beneficial partnerships between students and the community, with a focus on the area of prisoner reentry.
Mike Wagner shares how he uses assignments and group projects to engage students in issues relevant to their lives, while building students’ practical skills.
In the second part of our series with TA Award Winners, we talk with Lucas Wiscons. He shares how the theory of “decentering” has helped him create an inclusive, engaging, and innovative classroom.