Teaching College-Level Science and Engineering (2015)

This class discusses the pros and cons of using educational technology in the classroom, as well as how to implement ed tech in a classroom setting.

This class explores the value and impact of active learning techniques in the classroom.

This class explores how educators create measurable learning outcomes for college-level students.

In this video, Janet Rankin describes the think-pair-share active learning strategy.

In this video, Janet Rankin describes using the lightning round strategy to help students engage with others and articulate arguments informed by multiple perspectives.

In this video, Janet Rankin describes how she uses mud cards as an active learning strategy. She also offers advice to educators who are considering using this strategy in their own classrooms.

In this video, Janet Rankin describes several different personal response systems and shares advice with educators who are considering using them in their classrooms.

In this video, Janet Rankin shares her role at MIT and how she became interested in pedagogical theory and practice.

In this video, Janet Rankin describes active learning and how she introduces this concept to students who may not have had active learning experiences prior to taking the course.

In this video, Janet Rankin discusses how using the beach ball strategy, in combination with meaningful questions, encourages students to actively participate in classroom discussions.

In this video, Janet Rankin describes using debates to engage students in active learning and shares advice with educators using this strategy with students for the first time.

In this video, Janet Rankin describes the jigsaw active learning strategy.