by Michael Hernandez | Jul 31, 2024 | Instructional design, Pedagogy
“Dispositions…arguably are the key to helping learners mobilize their mental powers. Art assists in a natural way. Looking at art invites, rewards, and encourages a thoughtful disposition, because works of art demand thoughtful attention to discover what they have to...
by Joe Olivier | May 9, 2024 | How-tos, Pedagogy, Try IT
If you’re looking for ways to boost active learning and meaningful discussion in your course, Ed Discussion is a powerful tool worth exploring. During a workshop hosted by ATS last quarter, Borja Sotomayor, Senior Instructional Professor in the Department of...
by Thomas Keith | Feb 12, 2024 | How-tos, Instructional design, Pedagogy, Services
ATS instructional designers Michael Hernandez and Joe Olivier and Digital Pedagogy Fellow Kinley LaBerge contributed content to this article. The suite of digital tools supported by UChicago offers many applications that can enhance your pedagogical practice. In this...
by Sarah McDaniel | Feb 9, 2024 | How-tos, Instructional design, Pedagogy
This three-part series explores a wide range of digital tools and pedagogical strategies that support writing instruction. The first post offered an approach to writing – and to writing instruction – as a process; the second post examined the development and drafting...
by Michael Hernandez | Feb 8, 2023 | Instructional design, Uncategorized
ATS instructional designer Thomas Keith and digital pedagogy fellow Sarah McDaniel contributed content to this article. If you’re an instructor who values the idea of writing-to-learn in your pedagogy, recent news of higher-quality AI-generated writing may have you...