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The transition into higher education is a critically important time in a student's academic career. Those students who are able to quickly adapt and integrate into university life have better overall outcomes in retention and graduation rates. As a result, Case Western Reserve makes a concerted…

The ability to understand and analyze scholarly texts and journal articles is a critical skill for students to obtain. However, many students have difficulty in reading and understanding this material. At the next University Center for Innovation in Teaching and Education session, Dianne Kube,…

A picture is worth a thousand words, and so holds true for maps. Displaying data and statistics on maps allows trends and interrelationships to be revealed in ways that would be difficult to discover in tabular format. Much data and statistics have a spatial component, which lends it to be…

Women are catching up to their male counterparts in regard to matriculation and retention rates due to many of the empowerment resources and leadership development programs for women. Yet some question the value for university programs with a women-centered focus. What are the reasons that we…

In classroom discussions, faculty often pose questions to students in order to assess and develop their students' understanding of the course content. However, many faculty members find that the complexity of the material makes the questions difficult for the students to fully grasp, even when they…

There are a variety of funding resources for faculty on campus—but there may be some confusion among faculty about exactly what some of those funds are designed for, and how they might apply for them. The next University Center for Innovation in Teaching and Education session will address those…

Smartphones are pervasive and, perhaps, invasive. Yet, they can be useful. At the next University Center for Innovation in Teaching and Education session, Mike Kenney, assistant director for faculty support in teaching and learning technology, will share some tips and teaching ideas to help…

In May, the Department of Education and Justice released its "Dear Colleague Letter on Transgender Students," which clarified guidance to educational institutions regarding transgender students and Title IX. While the university has been given guidelines in terms of governmental standards and…

While many in higher education speak of the value of critical thinking, faculty often feel intense time pressures or do not have sufficient strategies to seamlessly integrate critical thinking into instruction. This week, the University Center for Innovation in Teaching and Education will host…

The University Center for Innovation in Teaching and Education will host a session on using Google Docs Thursday, June 9, from noon to 1 p.m. in the Allen Memorial Medical Library’s Herrick Room (use Adelbert Road doors). During the session, tips and tricks for using Google Docs for in class and…