UPTLC Pre-Conference: Why Don’t My Students Think I’m Groovy? The New R’s of Engaging Modern Learners

Dr. Christy Price’s Pre-Conference Workshop at the 2023 UPTLC Conference Abstract What factors influence student motivation and desire to learn? Obviously, there are some influences beyond the professor’s control, but research in educational psychology suggests one thing we can do to increase student engagement is to create learning environments that are in some ways linked…

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CETAL Lunch & Learn – Rob Kipka presents Mastery and Standards-Based Grading

Professor Kipka talks about three different grading schemes and discusses advantages and disadvantages of each. These grading schemes (traditional, standards-based, and mastery) have all been used in the intermediate algebra courses at Lake State. These schemes are not content-specific, however, and could easily be used outside of mathematics. Click here to watch this video in…

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