Jigsaw activity is a silent, pass the paper activity for engaging every student. It requires paper and something to write with for all students to participate. Students respond in writing to a prompt at the top of a sheet, then …
Developed by Alexis Wiggins (The Best Class You Never Taught, ASCD 2017) and rooted in the Harkness method, Spider Web Discussion flips the usual class discussion: students run it, the instructor maps the discussion by drawing lines between each speaker …
This resource provides questions to ask on a short survey to explore how students actually work. This enables group creation to be built on how students might work together. Group work with students can lead to friction based on misaligned …
This is a low-preparation active learning technique that can be implemented in less than five minutes and adapted to virtually any course. By making a small adjustment to how groups report out, Spokesperson Shuffle increases individual accountability and encourages every student to participate in the …
Universities of Wisconsin Online Collaboratives & Flexible Option Programs This list includes, but is not limited to, evidence that would indicate regular and substantive interactions (RSI) have occurred in distance education. Some programs, disciplines and course design approaches may have different evidence available that satisfies RSI – context matters. No single source of evidence …
Universities of Wisconsin Online Collaboratives & Flexible Option Programs RSI is federally required, instructor-initiated interaction that is regular and substantive. RSI is the primary mechanism proving academic engagement and is essential for federal financial aid eligibility in all online courses. …
Regular and substantive interaction, or RSI, is not only important for quality online course design, but a requirement for federal financial aid eligibility for every online course. This resource explains what RSI is, why it matters, how it fits into …
This resource offers classroom-level strategies faculty and instructional academic staff may apply in any course, regardless of modality or course size. AAC&U’s High-Impact Practices The Association of American Colleges & Universities (AAC&U) identified eleven “High-Impact Practices” (HIPs) associated with measurably higher rates of …
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Instructors and departments can contact the Center for Advancing Student Learning (CASL) to receive support on the following software tools Note that CASL Support is focused on supporting instructors support. Student support is carried out through the UWM Help Desk. …