Tips for Teaching at Iowa State
The Office of the Senior Vice President and Provost recruited faculty to share tips for teaching effectively in face-to-face, online or hybrid formats. If you are interested in sharing your tips, email celt@iastate.edu.
CyThx Teaching Spotlight: Miriam Martincic
Miriam was featured in #CyThx 2021 with this message: Miriam goes above and beyond as an instructor in all of the classes she teaches. Rather than just teaching the material,
Creating connections with bite-sized videos, Dr. Christine Denison
Dr. Christine Denison, Roger P. Murphy Professor in Accounting/Associate Professor here at Iowa State shares how to engage students with a participation pulse in this Tip for Teaching video (3m 19s).
Use a one-take video recording for your content, Dr. Saxon Ryan
Dr. Saxon Ryan, Assistant Teaching Professor (Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering) shares how to use a one-take video recording for content in this Tip for Teaching video ( 54 secs).
Facilitate interactive case studies successfully online, Dr. Jessica Ward
Dr. Jessica Ward, Associate Professor (Veterinary Clinical Sciences) here at Iowa State shares how to facilitate interactive case studies in the online environment in this Tip for Teaching video (4 mins).
Communicate and relate with your students, Vanessa A. Castillo
Vanessa A. Castillo, M.S., doctoral student (Psychology) here at Iowa State shares how to communicate and relate with your students in this Tip for Teaching video (2m 46s).
Students create a practical recording for reflective practice, Dr. Kira Werstein
Dr. Kira Werstein, Associate Teaching Professor (Kinesiology) here at Iowa State, explains how students create a practical recording for reflective practice for this Tips for Teaching video (2m 7 secs).
Transition online with varied synchronous teaching techniques, Erin French
Erin French, is a Ph.D. apparel, merchandising and design student at Iowa State taught an online course with Dr. Eulanda Sanders, Chair, Department of Apparel, Events, and Hospitality Management this past summer. French discusses how they innovatively transitioned the course.
Structure the course to organize your students’ learning, Dr. Carly Manz
Dr. Carly Manz, Assistant Teaching Professor (Genetics, Development, and Cell Biology) here at Iowa State. Manz shares how to use modules, and structure your course to organize student learning in this Tip for Teaching video.
Improve teaching online with these three resources, Dr. David Cantor
Dr. David Cantor, Professor of Supply Chain Management & Mark & Terri Walker Professorship in Logistics and Supply Chain Management (Ivy College of Business) along with Lauren Eliscu, Teaching Assistant (Supply Chain Management) here at Iowa State. Cantor shares how to improve teaching online with these three resources in this Tip for Teaching video (8 mins).
Build community and knowledge with the Jigsaw strategy, Dr. Betsy Swanner
Dr. Betsy Swanner, Associate Professor (Geological and Atmospheric Sciences) here at Iowa State. Swanner shares how to build knowledge and community with the Jigsaw strategy in this Tip for Teaching video (3m 51s).
Map out an intuitive hybrid course and prompt students with announcements, Katie Fulton, M.A.
Katie Fulton, M.A., Associate Teaching Professor and Online Learning Coordinator (English) here at Iowa State. Fulton shares how to map out an intuitive hybrid course and prompt students with announcements in this Tip for Teaching video (3m 22s).
Capitalize on technology to accommodate multimodal course delivery, Bruce Kraft
Bruce Kraft, Professor of Practice (Finance, Ivy College of Business) here at Iowa State. Kraft shares how to capitalize on technology to accommodate multimodal course delivery .
Create community through accountability, Dr. Gilbert & Dr. Prusa
Dr. Kate Gilbert, Associate Professor of Teaching (Food Science and Human Nutrition), and Dr. Ken Prusa, Professor (Food Science and Human Nutrition) here at Iowa State. They share how to create community through accountability in a lab course.
Engage students with a participation pulse, Dr. Megan Myers
Dr. Megan Myers, Associate Professor of Spanish and Affiliate Faculty in the U.S. Latino/a Studies Program here at Iowa State. Meyers shares how to engage students with a participation pulse in this Tip for Teaching video (4 mins).