Creating Changes in Teaching and Learning

Look at the following list and determine which areas you want to change/strengthen/incorporate into your teaching/learning spaces. As you think about applying the tools or concepts discussed on this web site, begin with these goals in mind.

• Critical Thinking
  • Create learning communities
  • Support collaboration
  • Invite multiple expertise, from outside experts to guest lecturers
• Engaging Students
  • Increase interaction and dialogue among students
  • Increase interaction and dialogue between students and teacher
  • Support novice and expert learners
  • Create interactive learning opportunities
  • Encourage student responsibility
  • Engage students in reflection
  • Have students apply course concepts
  • Invite multiple expertise, from outside experts to guest lecturers
  • Create learner controlled/directed spaces
  • Promote authentic learning – address real world problems relevant to the learner
• Expanding Teaching and Learning Spaces
  • Communicate in multimedia formats
  • Create spaces that are device, distance and time independent
  • Provide global accessibility
  • Encourage electronic publishing
  • Utilize online resources
  • Create a virtual community
  • Make learning relevant for all users
  • Provide for cross-cultural interaction
  • Invite multiple expertise, from outside experts to guest lecturers
  • Increase accessibility
  • Develop non-discriminatory spaces

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