Spotlight On: Teaching Strategies
Making sure students understand the information provided during a lecture can be a real challenge. If you would like to explore ways to help your students get more from this delivery method, consider spending a bit of time viewing an online tutorial created by University of Minnesota faculty.
Designing Smart Lectures shares video examples of faculty teaching while using some of the strategies described and also provides you with more information on planning, delivering and evaluating your lectures.
Blackboard
Where can I...
- Request a course shell?
- Locate technical support?
- View Blackboard tutorials?
- Schedule a Bb workshop?
- Ask for course design assistance?
Course Material Development
Have you been thinking about creating new course materials or changing the format of existing ones so you can use them in different ways? CII staff provides assistance with design, development and production of course materials in a wide variety of formats for your on campus or online classroom.
Teaching Strategies
Teaching in today's classroom provides new challenges for both the seasoned professor and the new instructor. If you are seeking additional instructional strategies that can help you improve student learning, engage your students in large lecture classes and teach both Millennials and adult learners, you have located a resource created just for you!
Visit the Teaching Strategies area of this site to find ideas created and used by Harper College faculty and other college faculty from across the nation. Consider attending the monthly TUG sessions on campus as well to hear your colleagues share their teaching strategies and discuss teaching topics of interest.
Multimedia & Illustration
A full range of award-winning multimedia development and illustration services are available to you as a faculty member. Professional production is customized to your needs as you work individually with CII staff.
Distance Course Development
Are you new to developing and/or teaching courses offered in blended, online or teleweb formats? Would you like a mentor to provide guidance? Do you already have experience but would like to make some changes? Are you interested in having your distance course design reviewed?