Extraordinary Teaching Project

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The Extraordinary Teaching Project: Individualized Learning in a Large Class

Mark Andersland redesigned his large lecture engineering course to include active learning, student-centered instruction, frequent formative assessments, and immediate feedback, which yields increased student engagement and learning.

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The Extraordinary Teaching Project: Developing Critical Thinking Through Peer Review

Use peer review of writing to develop students’ critical thinking skills regardless of the size of the class.

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Group Work Strategies from a Group Processes Expert

Help all students engage in deeper learning through thoughtful facilitation of group work.

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Inspiring Students with Inquiry-Guided Learning

Improve student motivation and understanding with inquiry-guided learning.

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Service-Learning: Creating Meaningful Learning Experiences

Use service-learning to help students synthesize and apply academic knowledge.

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Motivating Students with Ensemble Building

Encourage intellectual risk-taking in the classroom through ensemble-building exercises.

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Blogging Science in the University Classroom

Use a class blog to encourage intellectual risk-taking and authentic learning.

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The Extraordinary Teaching Project: Engaging Students Online

Extraordinary Teaching Project instructor Sarah Vigmostad, professor of engineering, describes how she uses group work in her online courses to foster authentic learning.

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Big Ideas, Authentic Learning

A video and quickstart guide to use thematic course design to promote students’ interdisciplinary curiosity.

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Using Cooperative Quizzes

Cooperative quizzes allow students to use assessment as a learning tool.

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Grading with Recorded Clips

The use of audio or video recordings turn grading papers into an invigorating conversation with students.

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Stage Blocking: Movement in the Classroom

How instructors can plan their movements across the space of the classroom to invigorate lectures and discussions.