Teaching Times

School of Engineering Focuses on Flipped Class Model
12 Apr 2013
Active engagement is known to contribute to learning, and it is particularly important to engage students in large classes (e.g., greater than 75 students), where interaction between faculty and students is often lost.  To address this challenge and improve learning, the Swanson School of Engineering is
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English Classes Use Digital Media
12 Apr 2013
English department instructors are using digital media to help students to connect with the way contemporary stories are told. Professors Adriana Ramirez, Mark Best and Erin Anderson discuss the degree to which they integrate digital media into the curriculum. Read More >
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BlackBoard Offers Free Mobile Application
12 Apr 2013
CourseWeb, the University of Pittsburgh’s implementation of Blackboard Learn, offers a mobile application free to Pitt students and faculty. The mobile application runs on Apple, Android, Blackberry, and Palm mobile devices and lets users access a subset of content and tools available to them on Blackboard wherever they have an internet connection. Read More >
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The Awkward Silence
12 Apr 2013
It's an inevitable occurrence in any college classroom: the awkward silence that follows an instructor's question to his or her students. In this article you will discover the positive side of silence in the classroom as well as some tips to get students talking when the silence drags on. Read More >
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Strategies for Learning Student Names
12 Apr 2013
Learning students’ names is a worthwhile project and can go a long way toward establishing rapport and indicating that we care about our students, their contributions, and their success in our courses. Knowing each other by name fosters approachability. But learning names can be a challenge for instructors - particularly in large lecture courses. Read on for some easy-to-implement strategies. Read More >
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Composing a Teaching Philosophy Statement
12 Apr 2013
A teaching philosophy statement conveys who you are as a teacher, and explains how, and why, you teach. Composing such a statement can help you reflect upon what motivates your teaching, where you do well, and what aspects you could improve. 2012 Baranger Award Winner, George Meindl (Biological Sciences), shares his teaching philosophy statement. Read More >
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2012-13 Elizabeth Baranger Awards for Excellence in Graduate Teaching
16 Apr 2013
The A&S GSO Elizabeth Baranger Teaching Awards acknowledge excellence in graduate student teaching across the Arts & Sciences. Awards are presented to two students nominated by faculty, fellow graduate students, and undergraduates, in each of the Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, and Humanities. Read More >
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