The Group Work Lab, housed in UP’s Learning Commons, is open and ready to assist groups of students—whether for class projects or campus groups hoping to reorganize and refocus their work. Students can book an appointment for their group through the Bookings Scheduler to meet with a Group Work Lab consultant, both of whom have […]
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Teaching & Learning: Practicing What You Teach
As professionals in teaching within higher education in trying times, we can leverage the Learning Commons’ peer educators to facilitate students’ practicing what we teach, says Jeffrey White, Learning Commons administrator. Learn about Practicing What You Teach, useful information about why we should make the benefits of trained peers helping peers visible to students and […]
TLC From The TLC: Collaborative Learning Techniques, More
The shift to remote courses has given us the opportunity to revisit how we support student learning in our classes and other academic learning assistance programs. In this TLC blog entry, Jeffrey White shares collaborative learning techniques and learning strategies that peer-assisted learning facilitators deploy in the Learning Commons new PAL program. These same techniques […]
Moodle Basecamp for Hybrid & Online Teaching is Ready!
An “all you can eat buffet” Moodle course for all faculty on the topic of Online and Hybrid Teaching has launched. An inclusive sub-committee worked to gather all the existing tools, tutorials, and emerging wisdom into one place for faculty to explore at their own pace as they prepare for fall courses. Every tool shared […]
Summer Offerings From the Learning Commons
The Learning Commons invites all students to connect with peer tutors, writing assistants, and speech and presentation consultants as an effective learning strategy for greater success in their college courses. Working with our tutors also makes your online learning experience at UP more social. This summer, we offer students the following online tutoring programs in […]
Learning Commons: Finals Week and Newly Certified Tutors
The Learning Commons will operate on a reduced schedule during finals week. Content tutors and the Writing Center’s writing assistants will be available by appointment only on a limited basis. Writing and math tutor schedules are on WCONLINE at https://up.mywconline.net. Tutors in the Natural Sciences Center, Language Studio, Group Work Lab, and Speech and Presentation […]
Learning Commons Online Resources: Encourage Students to Utilize Peer Tutors
The Learning Commons is now running all programs online, and student usage is up from the first week of online instruction, according to director Jeffrey White. By encouraging your students to connect with a peer tutor, you might help them to connect more deeply to learning and studying online while engaging socially with our peer […]
Much-Needed TLC From The TLC
A message from Jeffrey White and the Teaching and Learning Collaborative: “We’ve all been in a crunch over the past week and a half as the spread and unknown reach of the Coronavirus sent us all on many directions. Here are some basic ideas to consider as we navigate teaching online. Please use this link.
TLC From The TLC: Brown Bag Session on Feb. 12
In the fog of the semester, we all can use some small teaching interventions to refresh our work with students. Join Lars Larson and Jeffrey White at this TLC brown bag event on Wednesday, February 12, 11:30-12:15, in the Murphy Room as they present ten suggestions for intentional teaching drawn from a variety of practitioners and […]
TLC Brownbag Session: “Ten Suggestions to Re-Vitalize Your Mid-Semester Teaching”
In the fog of the current semester, we all can use some small teaching interventions to refresh our work with students. Join Lars Larson and Jeffrey White at this TLC brown bag event on Wednesday, February 12, 11:30-12:15 p.m., in the Murphy Room as they present ten suggestions for intentional teaching drawn from a variety of practitioners […]