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[Guest post by Mary E. Fissell, Professor in the Department of the History of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University]| ii.library.jhu.edu
[Guest post by Mary E. Fissell, Professor in the Department of the History of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University]| The Innovative Instructor
This past spring, the CTEI Journal Club read and discussed an article from the October 2024 edition of Cell Biology Education – Life Science Education journal titled: Exploring Variations in STEM Instructors’ Approaches to Office Hours. This article presents findings from a study that examined how STEM instructors from one institution perceive and conduct office hours. This study is somewhat unique in that most of the existing literature around this topic focuses on the student experience...| ii.library.jhu.edu
This past spring, the CTEI Journal Club read and discussed an article from the October 2024 edition of Cell Biology Education – Life Science Education journal titled: Exploring Variations in STEM Instructors’ Approaches to Office Hours. This article presents findings from a study that examined how STEM instructors from one institution perceive and conduct office hours. This study is somewhat unique in that most of the existing literature around this topic focuses on the student experience...| The Innovative Instructor
Illysa Izenberg, Associate Teaching Professor in JHU’s Center for Leadership Education, explores these questions in a recent article she wrote for The Teaching Professor. Izenberg currently teaches Engineering Management and Leadership, Management Theory and Practice, Workplace Ethics, and Foundations of the American Enterprise. Having spent several years in industry, she understands the importance of career readiness and takes a proactive approach to integrating AI into her classroom to he...| The Innovative Instructor
On Thursday, February 16, the Center for Educational Resources (CER) hosted the third Lunch and Learn—Faculty Conversations on Teaching—for the 2016-1017 academic year. Katie Tifft, Lecturer Biology, and Jane Greco, Associate Teaching Professor Chemistry, shared best practices for creating a comprehensive syllabus.| The Innovative Instructor
A syllabus is often the first point of contact between instructors and students; the way course information is presented sets the tone for the entire course and can make a lasting first impression. A well-crafted syllabus not only communicates essential policies and schedules, but also conveys the instructor’s teaching philosophy, approachability, and commitment to student success. Allon Brann, teacher support specialist from the Center for Teaching Excellence and Innovation (CTEI), shares ...| ii.library.jhu.edu
A syllabus is often the first point of contact between instructors and students; the way course information is presented sets the tone for the entire course and can make a lasting first impression. A well-crafted syllabus not only communicates essential policies and schedules, but also conveys the instructor’s teaching philosophy, approachability, and commitment to student success. Allon Brann, teacher support specialist from the Center for Teaching Excellence and Innovation (CTEI), shares ...| The Innovative Instructor
Have you ever given students an assignment and then had them come back to you a short time later asking, “What are we supposed to do again?”, “I don’t understand how this relates to what we’re learning in class.” or “Why are we doing this assignment?” Despite instructors’ best efforts to clearly outline or explain an assignment to students, it doesn’t always translate the way they intend and students are sometimes left confused or unsure about what is expected. Perhaps the...| The Innovative Instructor
Four Johns Hopkins faculty recently attended the National Effective Teaching Institute workshop. At a Center for Teaching Excellence and Innovation discussion this spring, each faculty member shared lessons learned as they presented a quick overview of a main topic in the workshop.| The Innovative Instructor
[Guest post by Mike Reese, Associate Dean of the Center for Teaching Excellence and Innovation & Associate Teaching Professor of Sociology, Johns Hopkins University]| The Innovative Instructor
[Guest post by Christine Solan, Teaching and Training Specialist, Biology, Johns Hopkins University]| The Innovative Instructor
On Wednesday, November 20, 2024, the Center for Teaching Excellence and Innovation (CTEI) hosted a Lunch and Learn panel discussion titled, “Continuous Improvement: Maintaining Engagement in the Classroom as an Instructor.” Featured faculty panelists included Belinda Chen, Assistant Professor of Medicine and Director of Faculty Development Programs in Curriculum Development at the School of Medicine, Anicia Timberlake, Assistant Professor of Musicology at the Peabody Institute, and Lisa...| The Innovative Instructor
On Tuesday, October 8, 2024, the Center for Teaching Excellence and Innovation (CTEI) hosted the first Lunch and Learn of the Fall 2024 semester. Brian Klaas, Assistant Director for Technology and instructor at the Bloomberg School of Public Health, presented: … Continue reading →| The Innovative Instructor
During the fall semester I came across the concept of specifications grading. We had a faculty member interested in trying it out, and another professor who was already using a version of it in his courses. For today’s post, I’d like to give an overview of specifications grading with resources to turn to for more information.| The Innovative Instructor
