Dialectical Teaching Strategies for First and Second-Year Students

An oppositional or bi-polar understanding of meaning (Rychlak, 1976). This ancient understanding of meaning has many applications for instructors.https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/btp_expo/1020/thumbnail.jp

Building Relationships for UNLV Students’ Success

Racially diverse, first-generation students gain more from one key relationship with an instructor or administrator than from money spent on typical support services (Bensimon, 2007). Instructors can strive to build this relationship with their students by meeting one-on-one for 3-5 minutes outside of class.https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/btp_expo/1041/thumbnail.jp

Promoting Discussion and Community in Online Synchronous Courses

It can be challenging to engage students in class discussion and build community in synchronous, online courses. This teaching practice addresses these challenges by scaffolding synchronous in-class discussions with asynchronous discussion posts. This practice engenders community and promotes student engagement.https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/btp_expo/1151/thumbnail.jp

Using the Touchstones Discussion Method for Common Reader Discussions​

The Touchstones Method empowers students to find their voice within an inclusive and collaborative discussion. Instructors can use this method to facilitate discussions of the UNLV Common Reader Program. This program provides incoming undergraduate students with a common intellectual experience discussing a select text. Principles from the Touchstones Methods can used to facilitate conversation of any text that is used in this Common Reader program.https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/btp_expo/1198/thumbnail.jp