Teaching and Learning Studio
Teaching and Learning Studio Blog
Content by educators for educators. Our blogs, videos, podcasts, interviews and webinars are all designed to help you maximize student engagement and achievement through quality instruction.
Introducing Dr. Cristi Ford, Your Higher Ed Teaching and Learning Studio Host
Dr. Cristi Ford, the Vice President of Academic Affairs at D2L shares research and insights into different issues higher education faces today as part of D2L’s Teaching and Learning Studio.
Ask an Educator: Where Are All the Students Going?
We explore what’s causing the decline in K-20 student enrollment and ask whether it’s an indicator of a larger retention problem resulting from how we treat our most marginalized students.
Ask an Educator: How to Successfully Kick Off a Semester
Start the semester right by shaking things up with syllabus-related activities that surprise and delight your students.
Ask an Educator: Should We Teach to Learning Styles?
Explore the research behind learning styles and the value of teaching to them.
Ask an Educator: How Do I Use Competency-Based Education in My Classroom?
Educators need a curriculum implementation plan that incorporates core competencies. They also need a way to conveniently integrate them.
Ask an Educator: How Do I End the Semester Successfully?
Faculty can try any of these five last-week activities to help create a positive, low-stress and educational end of the school year.
Are Mindfulness-Based Interventions the Solution to Learning Loss?
Mindfulness—done in a purposeful, school-based way—can improve learning outcomes and the social emotional well-being of students and teachers.
How Intentionally Designed Assessments Result in Richer and Deeper Learning
By being creative about intentionally designed assessments, student learning is empowered through experiences.