Teaching Videos
Brief and pithy videos from your colleagues to help you become an inclusive, confident, competent educator at the University of Portland.
TeachUP Videos
Thanks to an IGNITE grant, funded by the Office of the Provost, the Teaching and Learning Collaborative created the following short videos. Taught by accomplished teachers from all over campus, each is 7-10 minutes long and addresses a topic identified by colleagues as high-value in anyone’s teaching repertoire.
- Reflections on Teaching Online - Naveen Gudigantala
- How Can I Teach Everyone Who Shows Up? - Yuri Hernandez Osorio and Eduardo Contreras
- How Do I Choose Truly Useful Educational Technology? - Eric Anctil
- How Can I Teach Students to Read in My Discipline? - Ellyn Arwood
- How Do I Know If My Students Are Learning? - Terry Favero
- What Should I Know About Late Adolescent Learners? - Brenda Greiner
- How Can I Help Students Get More Out of Group Assignments? - Naveen Gudigantala
- What Are Strategies For Writing in ANY Discipline? - Molly Hiro
- How Do I Use "Backward Design” to Increase Learning in Lessons? - Julie Kalnin
- How Do I Create an Inclusive, Engaging Classroom? - Jeff Kerssen-Griep
- How Do I Create and Lead Invigorating Class Discussions? - David Turnbloom
- What Course Design Principles Foster Learning? - Jeffrey White
The JOY of Teaching
The following brief videos detail incorporating virtues such as courage and integrity into STEM courses, in ways that are portable to any teaching context. The work was supported by a grant from ACCU/Collegium for a project called The JOY of Teaching.
- Conjectures of Courage – Carolyn James
- Kindness in Calculus – Valerie Peterson
- Integrity in Teams – Norah Martin
- Humans Before Heat Transfer – Heather Dillon
UP Professors Tackle UP Teaching Questions
- How Does the Core Curriculum Influence Upper Division Mathematics Courses? – Stephanie Salomone
- What Are Interpersonal Communication Strategies That Could Serve Me Well in the Classroom? – Jeff Kerssen-Griep
- What Are Some Effective “Hooks” To Get a Class Session Rolling? – Karen Eifler
