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Below is the text-only version of the March 2020 Faculty Commons Newsletter. When it comes to developing your courses and honing your teaching practices, timely advice is everything. That’s why we’ve developed a series of pieces about specific strategies,...

Our just-in-time advice is back with part two: the mid-semester edition. As we approach midterms and Spring Break, we have suggestions for small, actionable steps you can take to help students maintain their focus.  Give students specific feedback about...

Midterms are a stressful time for students and faculty alike. Taking just a few minutes to let students know about the mental health supports available to them can make a significant difference for those students who need it the most. UD’s counselling...

Just last week EDUCAUSE posted a compelling video (shown above) in which a father-son team discussed generational differences related to learning, and we heard the term “digital native” a lot in that piece. This is a popular idea- that because current...