When the pandemic hit and AUC decided to move classes online, I was terrified. I wasn’t scared of getting COVID-19. I was scared of teaching …
Pedagogy
Ten Tips for Teaching with Masks and Physical Distancing Fall 2021
As we embark upon a semester of teaching face-to-face with masks and physical distancing, we wanted to share tips for making this work
Students can’t, won’t, don’t want to read. We can change that.
One of my favorite short stories, by Colombian writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez, opens with a scene of an enormous drowned man washing up on a beach. After the children play with him and the adults in the village take him in
Inspired Learning, a Common Goal for Many Stakeholders
The pandemic, though tragic and debilitating, does nonetheless provide an opportunity for us to reexamine our approach to education, the ways we engage our students, and whether we are meeting our goals of quality learning. We shouldn’t let the difficult circumstances of the past year deter us
AUC Faculty Summer Online Teaching Reflections
In this special two part issue of CLT’s New Chalk Talk, we share the stories of four AUC faculty who are teaching online this summer, …
“Was It Covered in the Prerequisite Course? I Totally Forgot!”The Prerequisite Memory Challenge
Teaching a course that has prerequisite(s) is surprisingly difficult, especially when courses are in the same subject. We start teaching more advanced topics, assuming by …