Working Memory, Cognitive Load, and Test Anxiety
The brain never sleeps. Read more about Working Memory, Cognitive Load, and Test Anxiety
Tips, strategies, and ideas for designing courses.
Course design
Preparing to Teach a UNT Course for the First Time
Whether or not you are new to teaching in a higher education setting or an experienced university educator, beginning teaching in a new university setting presents unique challenges. Read more about Preparing to Teach a UNT Course for the First Time
Preparing to Teach a Course at UNT
This section of the Handbook provides resources for preparing to teach a class at UNT.
Our Teaching Excellence Spotlight is on Dr. April Prince
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Monday, January 22, 2018For the second nomination for the Teaching Excellence Spotlight, we are featuring Dr. April Prince, a professor in the Department of Music History, Theory, and Ethnomusicology with UNT’s esteemed College of Music. Read more about Our Teaching Excellence Spotlight is on Dr. April Prince
Episode 2: Accessibility, Part 1
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11/06/17In this episode, we interview Rebecca Cagle, Senior Trainer for UNTWISE and accessibility expert, and Dr. Brandi Levingston, Senior Lecturer with the Rehabilitation and Health Services Department, about accessibility at UNT, as well as higher education at large. We discuss the ethical and legal importance of accessibility in higher education and how accessibility benefits all people regardless of ability.
Two New Teaching Essentials Added
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Thursday, September 28, 2017The Teaching Commons Team is working hard on adding more content from the backlogs of CLEAR’s many past workshops, trainings, and events. The existence of this backlog is what partially inspired the beginning of Teaching Commons – we have all this relevant content on teaching and learning, but no single location for sharing it with UNT instructors. Thus, we have added two new Teaching Essentials, the section of our website that houses curated and new content on time-tested and new developments in teaching and learning scholarship. Read more about Two New Teaching Essentials Added
Motivating Online Students to Learn
Creating an inviting and supportive course climate can go a long way toward setting the stage for student learning and student retention. Read more about Motivating Online Students to Learn
Helping Students Navigate Your Online Course
The first experience students have in your online course can make a huge impact on the remainder of the class. Read more about Helping Students Navigate Your Online Course
What is Quality Matters?
One of the main concerns with online education continues to be quality. Here at UNT we want to ensure that online offerings meet high standard beginning with online course design. As part of our efforts in this area, we are an institutional subscriber to Quality Matters. Read more about What is Quality Matters?
Selecting Content for Your Online Course
The materials you select will make up a large portion of your course. No matter what formats you choose to provide course content, it is important to create a setting where the learning outcomes are supported and there is balance, variety, and opportunity for students to engage with the topic in a manner that will assist them in mastering the stated learning outcomes. In this article, we focus on selecting content for online courses with a modular structure. Read more about Selecting Content for Your Online Course