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With the Hub Cap we are always trying to bring you timely teaching tips. At the beginning of the term, a faithful standby is work from James Lang about teaching a great first day of class. Though we are now past the first day there is still lots of good advice in that article I linked above that could be applied for the first few weeks.

If you don't know, Lang is a well known name in higher education teaching and learning. His "Small Teaching" techniques (which our amazing Hubster Belen Garcia wrote about on the Hub Blog) are often cited, as well as his work on "Cheating Lessons" - there is a book but this conversation, on the Teaching in Higher Ed Podcast with Bonni Stachowiak, covers a lot of the important points.

Recently Lang has published several articles through the Chronicle of Higher Education that are addressing some timely topics that I think could be of great interest (Reminder that all university employees have access to the Chronicle for free)

We have instructional designers ready to listen to your idea, give your syllabus or canvas site a quick peek, or dream up bigger ideas for the semester: schedule a consultation with the first available Instructional Designer.

In Person Event
Tuesday, January 14th, 2:30-4:00 pm
Active Learning Classroom, 1212 Mardigian Library

Registration Form

Hosted by Carmel Price, Provost Fellow, Joan Remski, Associate Provost,
and Carla Vecchiola, Hub

Do you often start the semester with high hopes for your research projects, but end disappointed by your actual productivity? Do you desperately want (or need) to accomplish a lot this semester? Do you want to figure out how to be more productive AND enjoy your life this semester?

We are pleased to offer this working session, in collaboration with the NCFDD, so that you can identify your personal and professional goals, create a strategic plan to accomplish them, and identify the types of community, support, and accountability you need to make this your most productive and balanced semester ever! 

If you can’t make the in-person time, you can check out NCFDD’s async resource by looking for “Every Semester Needs a Plan” in the core curriculum, once you’ve signed up for your UM membership.

In person on April 11, 2025, in the beautiful city of South Bend, Indiana.

The conference theme is Care, Kindness, and Creativity. The theme can be interpreted broadly, but it relates to the keynote speaker Dr. Cate Denial whose newest book, Pedagogy of Kindness (U Oklahoma Press, 2024), is about attending to justice, believing people, and believing in people.

Proposals are being accepted that describe empirical studies of Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, theoretical discussions of SoTL, descriptions of best practices of teaching, and interactive workshops on implementing best practices. Proposals are due by February 2, 2025, at 11:59 pm. See the flyer or the conference website for details.  

Questions or comments? Autumm Caines acaines@umich.edu

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