The Third Annual Jumpstart Program will be held August 13-14 at the TLTC. This is an excellent opportunity for faculty and graduate student instructors to discuss and discover new ideas for their teaching. For more information, including workshop details...

The First 3 Minutes of Learning - Oh So Powerful! I recently ran across this posting on the Elliott Masie's Learning TRENDS listserv. It is really interesting to ponder and I hope this gives you something to think about as you start the semesters...

Welcome to Pedagogablog! My name is Karen J. Humphreys and I am an Instructional Technology Specialist at the College of Education. Therefore, my first and foremost love is the scholarship of teaching with pedagogy being key and technology being the tool...

Congratulations! You’re almost finished with the semester! Hopefully everything is running smoothly and wrapping up well now that you’ve completed your TEACH projects and requirements. Here is one more word of wisdom for this semester. Check out this...

Hello all! Be sure to check your email for information on the TEACH party! It'll be a great time, you won't want to miss it!

Many of you will be teaching classes this summer and may be beginning to think about preparing for your course. Whether you begin your preparations now or at after the semester is over, this article from the University of Virginia on Summer Session Strategies...

TEACH applications are due by April 11 th . Please encourage your friends and colleagues to apply! Have you done your peer observations yet? Don’t forget to get these taken care of by the end of the semester! If you’re having any problems with your TEACH...

Here is a Teaching Tip from the University of Virginia on an effective way to help students recap what was covered in class. In The Class Recap: Some Advantages of Regular E-mail Contact , Peter Capuano suggests that a brief email summarizing what happened...

The bookmarking feature of Internet browsers is quite popular. Many people will instantly bookmark a page they find particularly interesting and informative. The problem is that once you step away from your computer, you no longer have your bookmarks...

Last week’s blog discussed how and when to talk about your research interests in a campus interview. Here is another article from the Chronicle, Preparing for Campus Interviews , this one is more general than last weeks and it offers some great advice...

The TLTC, in partnership with the Graduate School, is proud to present the following workshops for TTU graduate students. These workshops focus on graduate students development in the areas of research, service, and teaching. They are designed for those...

Several of you are beginning or are continuing to go on campus interviews. As you prepare for this process, it is important to know when it is appropriate to discuss things like your dissertation or research interests. This posting from Tomorrow’s Professor...

In the past couple of weeks we have been working on the TEACH website, and we would love to know what you think. Do you have any suggestions or recommendations for our website? What features on our site do you find to be the most helpful, or how could...

A student at Toronto's Ryerson University has been charged with 146 counts of academic misconduct after organizing a Facebook group for his Chemistry class. According to reports, the group was designed to allow collaboration amongst students while...

It is getting to that point in the semester where people begin to get burned out. This is a great article from the Tomorrow’s Professor Listserv that talks about ways to Avoid Burnout . It offers some great advice that you might find helpful for your...