Teaching and Learning Topics

Search

Search by keywords in the title or summary.

Active Learning & Metacognition

Teaching and Learning Topics

Research indicates that students who engage actively with course content – by asking and answering questions, discussing issues and presenting ideas, applying and synthesizing their knowledge, etc. – perform better and retain their knowledge longer than those who passively listen to lectures or…

Flexible, Equitable Access to Course Content During COVID

Teaching and Learning Topics

The University of Oregon’s Academic Council states that, for fall 2021, “Instructors should ensure that absent students have equitable access to course content” and “clear communication and make-up protocols in place for students to follow if students are going to be or have been absent.” What…

Bringing Remote Teaching Strategies Forward to In-Person Classes

Teaching and Learning Topics

To engage students in remote learning, many instructors adopted new strategies or innovated existing practices in creative ways.  As we transition forward to in-person classrooms again, we can bring many remote teaching strategies along with us, providing us a bevy of dynamic options for…

Preventing and Fixing Accessibility Issues in Your Canvas Course

Teaching and Learning Topics

This guide will walk you through addressing possible accessibility issues in your Canvas course.

Acknowledging Ongoing Impacts of Racialized Violence

Teaching and Learning Topics

The past year has been a painful one marked by the continuation of racialized violence perpetuated against Black people and other people of color. For many, the trial of ex-police officer Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd resurfaces deep grief…

Designing Assessments for Academic Integrity

Teaching and Learning Topics

This page offers four main strategies to designing assessments for greater academic integrity, as well as focused, actionable tips for creating and placing settings on exams to support academic integrity. If you are revisiting your assessment approaches in light of GenAI use, in addition to the…

Communicating for Academic Integrity

Teaching and Learning Topics

The communication practices below have been instrumental for many faculty and graduate student instructors in supporting greater academic integrity in their classes. Reflect on what we believe about students and why they engage in academic misconduct, as our beliefs influence the tone and…

How UO Students Think About and Plan for Academic Integrity

Teaching and Learning Topics

All incoming first year and transfer students going through the IntroDUCKtion Student Orientation now complete a Canvas module called Ducks Have Academic Integrity. We asked students completing the module in fall 2021 if they would give us permission to share some of their responses to…

Academic Integrity at UO

Teaching and Learning Topics

The University of Oregon is home to a vibrant and diverse intellectual community. We are committed to introducing students to the work of cutting-edge scholars, researchers, and practitioners as well as to respecting students as scholars, researchers, and practitioners.…