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Five Tips for Effective Feedback

By Debra Mascott
February 20, 2023

Abby was disappointed she did not receive specific feedback for her essay even though she received a solid grade for it. Since the assignment was at the beginning of the semester, Abby wanted to understand why she received the grade and how she could improve her essays in

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Creating Community: Culturally Responsive Icebreakers

By Erin Kelley, Georgia Madway
January 17, 2023

Creating Community: Culturally Responsive Icebreakers

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What Helped Me Be Successful as a Student at Bentley

By Rose Wang
December 8, 2022

What Helped Me Be Successful as a Student at Bentley

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Changing Up Your Delivery

By Debra Mascott, MEd.
November 15, 2022
Using Personas, Characters, Conversations and Scenarios

Whichever field you teach in, changing up the delivery of your material can add freshness and increase engagement in your classes.

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Lend a Hand: Supporting Student Mental Health

By Learning Design Team
October 7, 2022

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First Day of Class: High-impact Practices to Promote Inclusivity

By Learning Design Team
August 31, 2022

By The Learning Design Team 

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Summer Reading (Staff Picks)

By Learning Design Team
May 9, 2022

As we near the end of the academic year, we hope that you will enjoy a restful and invigorating summer. As you start to plan your courses for the upcoming academic year, here are our team’s picks for interesting reading material. 

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Introducing the Learning Design Blog

By Erin Kelley
April 19, 2022

The Learning Design Team is delighted to introduce a series of short blog articles pertaining to various ways to institute best practices for teaching and learning.

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Designing Tests: Strategies to Maximize Effectiveness

By Debra Mascott, MJ Sanz
April 19, 2022

Do you struggle with writing test questions? Are you unsure of how to design your tests so they more effectively assess your students? Here are a few tips.

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Managing the End of Class

By MJ Sanz
April 13, 2022

As the end of the semester draws closer, are you providing students with opportunities to connect ideas and build larger conceptual understandings? Here are some suggested end-of-class activities:

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