“Humans are hardwired for learning by doing.” —James Wilson  Hello, faculty, Welcome to the mid-semester! Our newsletter contains several articles, podcasts, and videos about incorporating activities into your courses to promote the practical application of 21st-century “Soft Skills”. We hope you enjoy and find this information useful. Also, Instructional Development is happy to meet and discuss…

“I recently met Emma, an autistic college student, who talked about navigating life at a mid-Atlantic university. Professors, she said, ‘can make or break your experience’ in a course. Her favorite instructors ‘…made me feel like I belonged in the class’, as opposed to those who only ‘followed through with my accommodations because they were…

“We have such an opportunity to use our classrooms as experimental places where we can really affect change.”  –Karen Cangialosi Hello, faculty! One topic that got more interest from our newsletter last semester was information on varying assessments. If you attended the Kahoot! session at the recent  New Approaches to Teaching and Learning conference, you…