Free Webinar – Assessing Learning Outcomes in Higher Education: Getting Started; Who’s Doing What and Why You Should Care

Assessing Learning Outcomes in Higher Education: Getting Started; Who’s Doing What and Why You Should Care March 30, 2015, 11 am EST /7 am PST To register https://heqco.webex.com/mw0401lsp12/mywebex/default.do?siteurl=heqco Panelist: Dr. Natasha Jankowski, Associate Director of the National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment Panelist: Mr. Gary Kapelus, George Grown College In colleges and universities around the world, … Read more

University of Calgary Conference on Postsecondary Learning and Teaching – Call for Proposals

University of Calgary Conference on Postsecondary Learning and Teaching May 12-13, 2015 The University of Calgary invites you to submit proposals and register for their Conference on Postsecondary Learning and Teaching. The Conference on Postsecondary Learning and Teaching offers an opportunity for faculty, students, academic librarians and staff at the University of Calgary and the wider … Read more

Call for Nominations – 2015 3M National Student Fellowship

The Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE) and 3M Canada are proud to announce the Call for Nominations for the 2015 3M National Student Fellowship. The 3M National Student Fellowship honours up to ten students who have demonstrated outstanding leadership in their lives and at their college or university. These students embrace … Read more

Video: Provost Forum on Skills and Liberal Education

View the video here: Provost Forum 2014 Video This forum featured a panel presentation, break-out discussions, and a general discussion and questions session for the panelists. watch a robust discussion of our institutional purpose and direction and the ways in which we can realize our collective vision and plans in a moment of unique challenges and … Read more

Dr. Tim Cooper on Motivating Students

Dr. Cooper’s primary method for motivating students is to show as much enthusiasm for physics as possible. He does this by relating what the students are learning in class to real world situations that the students are familiar with or interested in. In a study published by Scientific American/Nature, it found the more science courses … Read more