Can Learning Grit Be Taught?

I think it can, and this short video created in Adobe Voice tells why. Sidenote:  Adobe Voice is a wonderfully simple to use presentation tool, allowing you to easily insert photos, text, music, and record your voice–IF you plan ahead and make sure the device...
Helping students see the relevance of grit

Helping students see the relevance of grit

Constance Staley’s presentation on teaching “grit” during spring Opening Conference shared a number of ways that instructors can impact students. Wanting to think more deeply about this as the new semester approaches, I looked up grit in Google’s online dictionary....
Strike through Feedback for Learning to Learn

Strike through Feedback for Learning to Learn

Sharing recent feedback I received with a peer, I laughed when he asked, “Is that a new font–Strike through?”  One entire page had that font.  Fortunately for me, this wasn’t the only feedback or I may have felt like a huge strike out....

Giving the Game Away to Students Via Learning Outcomes

What happens when you change the rules of the game for students, and let them know the outcome before it begins? The following video shares students talking about their experience when they rose to the challenge presented in week one of their course.   (Video...

Enough, But Not Too Much: Discussing Significant Learning Outcomes

Writing an effective and appropriate Significant Learning Outcome is in some ways similar to creating a work of art.  You have to know what to put, where to put it, and when to stop before you put too much on your page.  See the video below for one version of what a...