Dutton Digest, April 2024

An End-of-the-semester Variety

The semester is winding down, which leads to time spent on grading. Take a look at How to Escape Grading Jail for ideas on streamlining your process and freeing up your time with ideas like dictating feedback for students.

Maybe you’re looking ahead to your next round of teaching and how you might improve your practice to help students more efficiently meet your course objectives. The Dutton Institute’s Teaching and Learning Showcase has new articles and examples that can be of help:

• Using Frameworks to Develop Content for a Course explains how frameworks can help you create effective learning experiences.
• Gagne’s Nine Events of Instruction offers a step-by-step guide that can be used as a lesson template.
• Using Chunking to Develop Content for an Online Course explains some of the basic strategies necessary for developing online content that’s easiest for students to digest and remember. And Chunking Page Content to Enhance Learning shows chunking in action.

Expand your inclusivity practice with the free book The Norton Guide to Equity-Minded Teaching. This book is packed full of research-backed practices and tips from teaching and learning experts like Bryan Dewsbury, who recently visited Penn State to share best practices in inclusive education. Request a free digital copy here.