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Using visualization tools (concept maps, timelines, and flow charts) helps to increase students’ learning and retention. Using visuals in our teaching helps our students make sense of the course content, increasing the possibility for enhanced learning.  

Ask Yourself…How can using visuals in your class increase the amount of content students learn and retain?

Ask yourself,
“What do I do in my face-to-face classes that is impactful?” “How could these aspects
transfer to an online environment?”

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Using visualization tools (concept maps, timelines, and flow charts) helps to increase students’ learning and retention. Using visuals in our teaching helps our students make sense out of the course content, increasing the possibility for enhanced learning.  

Ask Yourself…How can using visuals in your class increase the amount of content students learn and retain?

“Lecturing is not simply a matter of standing in front of a class and reciting what you know. A classroom lecture is a special form of communication… No matter what your topic, your delivery, and manner of speaking immeasurably influence your students’ attentiveness and learning.” -Barbara Gross Davis, Tools for Teaching

Ask Yourself…What do you want your students to gain as a result of your classroom lectures?  If you are looking to enhance your lectures, try some of the tips below.

Ask yourself…
Are the assessments I use in my class providing a clear message to my students about what they know and how they are doing?

Ask Yourself…Are you searching for technology that will help you to enhance engagement and increase retention in your blended learning course? Try some of the examples in this newsletter.

Ask yourself…
Are you becoming more comfortable with your online teaching, or do you still feel like you are reacting to this change? If you are not as proactive or productive as you would like to be, consider the strategies in the attached newsletter.

Ask yourself…
Are there ways I could enhance my class to allow my students to be co-constructors of knowledge to increase their engagement and understanding?

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