“Can you hear me in the back?”: Strategies for teaching (and learning) while wearing a mask
Next week instructors and students will return to Rice classrooms where we will find ourselves in familiar spaces and engaging with our students in familiar ways, yet there will also be some new challenges. Among these challenges will be teaching and learning while wearing a mask. In this post, we offer some strategies for effectively communicating while wearing a mask.
First Time Publishing Pedagogical Research
The CTE Umbrella IRB for Teaching-Related Research streamlines the process for faculty wishing to conduct pedagogical research projects in Rice University classrooms. In this guest Rodrigo Ferreira, Rice Academy Postdoctoral Fellow, reflects on his experience conducting and publishing pedagogical research at Rice University under the CTE IRB protocol.
Student-Taught Courses: Learning and Discovering Yourself Through Teaching
Student-Taught Courses (STC) provide a unique opportunity for Rice undergraduates to design and teach their own course. In this post, a former undergraduate STC instructor reflects on her teaching and learning experience in this program.
As the spring 2020 semester draws to a close, we can take stock of the spring semester and reflect on what the rapid transition to remote teaching has taught us about ourselves, our courses, and our students. In this post the CTE provides resources for how you can document and reflect on the changes that worked best you and your students, including an open access survey that can be integrated into any Canvas supported course.
Inclusion, Equity, and Access While Teaching Remotely
As campuses around the country grapple with the impact of COVID-19, an increasing number of institutions have decided to move all classes online. How can faculty and instructors ensure that all students have access to the materials they need to succeed in the course when the learning contexts are rapidly changing?
