I learned about my students, I learned about online teaching, and I learned that I still have a lot to learn.
-Tracey Jones, Lecturer, MLC

Flower Darby in the Community column at the Chronicle for Higher Education.

We don't always get a second chance. But this fall, you are eligible for a do-over. Here are a few small changes you can make for a more engaging and personal online learning experience.

Insights from the School of Education's online EdD in Learning and Organizational Change.

An all-in-one-place list of information and considerations related to COVID-19 for your reference as you plan your Fall semester.

Flower Darby shares tips at the Chronicle

From the Chronicle: Four reasons you should join the online-teaching movement and spend some time this summer polishing your digital skills.

Earlier today, the City of Waco and McLennan County announced an extension of their Shelter in Place orders through April 21. The City and County will continue to reevaluate the order for possible extension beyond the current date.

Most every college teacher has experienced that anxiety-producing moment when a promising class discussion fizzles out.

It’s official: The academic year has come to a close. Finals grades are in, seniors have walked the stage — and Baylor’s professors of the year have been named. The Collins Outstanding Professor Award, which is voted on by the outgoing senior class, awards the recipient a $10,000 cash prize. Past Collins professors include Rachel …

ATL Assistant Director Dr. Christopher Richmann reports and reflects upon the Cherry Award Summit on Great Teaching, a collaboration between the ATL and the Robert Foster Cherry Award for Great Teaching.

Friend of the ATL Dr. Karenna Malavanti (Psychology & Neuroscience) sent us this helpful piece she spotted at the Chronicle of Higher Education. The lecture has fallen on hard times and has received (valid) criticism, but it isn't dead - nor should it be.

Congratulations to a good friend of the ATL on his recent recognition from the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences. Sic 'em, Dr. Yoo!

Online Teaching and Learning Services (OTLS), a unit of Library and Academic Technology Services (LATS), has released their Spring 2019 calendar of workshops and webinars for Baylor faculty. All OTLS events are cross-listed in the ATL events calendar for your convenience. Click for more information.

It is practically cliche that instructors report the goal to develop "critical thinking" in students. This article from College Teaching 53 (2005) approaches that aim with the aid of cognitive science theory and research. Lesson one? Critical thinking isn't easy, it's hard.