{"id":188851,"date":"2020-12-22T15:02:38","date_gmt":"2020-12-22T20:02:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/?page_id=188851"},"modified":"2025-05-12T14:05:54","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T18:05:54","slug":"educational-strategies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/faculty-staff\/teaching-and-learning\/educational-strategies\/","title":{"rendered":"Educational Strategies"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul><\/ul>\n<ul><\/ul>\n<h2>Strategies &amp; Teaching Guides<\/h2>\n<p>Teaching guides for strategies that faculty have found effective can be found below.<\/p>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Assessing Learning<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\">\n<p>It can be beneficial to consider assessment more broadly as \u201can ongoing process aimed at understanding and improving student learning.\u201d In this view, assessment covers any learning activity, both graded and ungraded, that instructors use as evidence for students\u2019 progress toward the stated learning outcomes.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ctl\/ctl_resource\/assessing-learning\/\">Learn more<\/a>\u00a0about the different types of assessment, the impact on student learning and motivation, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ctl\/ctl_resource\/alternative-approaches-to-traditional-grading-a-resource-for-instructors\/\">alternative approaches<\/a> to traditional grading.<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Active Learning<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p>Active learning is a term used to describe instructional strategies that promote students\u2019 active participation in knowledge construction processes. Such strategies may include hands-on activities, brief writing and discussion assignments, problem solving tasks, information gathering and synthesis, question generation, and reflection-based activities, among others. Together, these approaches seek to engage learners\u2019 higher order thinking skills through the production and articulation of knowledge, as opposed to through the passive transmission of facts and ideas.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ctl\/guides\/active-learning\/\">Access the guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Case-Based Teaching and Learning<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p>Case studies are stories that are used as a teaching tool to show the application of a theory or concept to real situations. Connect with the BU Institute for Excellence in Teaching &amp; Learning to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ctl\/guides\/case-based-learning\/\">create a case study<\/a>. Explore <a href=\"https:\/\/case.hks.harvard.edu\/teaching-with-cases\/\">resources<\/a> to learn more about <a href=\"https:\/\/ctl.columbia.edu\/resources-and-technology\/resources\/case-method\/\">case method<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/poorvucenter.yale.edu\/strategic-resources-digital-publications\/strategies-teaching\/case-based-learning\">case-based learning<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Experiential Learning<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p>Experiential learning is a process where students learn through hands-on experiences and reflection. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ctl\/ctl_resource\/experiential-learning\/\">Explore<\/a> how experiential learning works and how it can be implemented.<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Group Work<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p>This <a href=\"https:\/\/lse.ascb.org\/evidence-based-teaching-guides\/group-work\/\">evidence-based teaching guide<\/a> presents research studies and resources related to group work. Links to key articles are accompanied by condensed summaries organized by teaching challenges, and actionable advice is provided in an instructor checklist.<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Interactive Lecturing<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ctl\/guides\/interactive-lecturing\/\">Practical strategies<\/a> for breaking up lectures with activities that help keep students engaged and foster active learning.<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Peer Instruction<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lsa.umich.edu\/technology-services\/news-events\/all-news\/teaching-tip-of-the-week\/peer-instruction-for-active-learning.html\">Peer Instruction<\/a> is an active learning technique that can greatly increase student engagement and understanding by allowing students to articulate learning in their own terms and check their understanding with other students.<\/p>\n<p>This\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lse.ascb.org\/evidence-based-teaching-guides\/peer-instruction\/\">evidence-based teaching guide<\/a>\u00a0presents research studies and resources related to peer instruction and links to key articles are accompanied by condensed summaries organized by teaching challenges, and actionable advice is provided in an instructor checklist.<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Project-Based Learning<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p>Project-based learning (PBL) involves students designing, developing, and constructing hands-on solutions to a problem. BU\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ctl\/ctl_resource\/project-based-learning-teaching-guide\/\">teaching guide<\/a> explores the different types of PBL, its benefits, and tips for implementation in your classes.<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Rubrics<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p>Grading according to an explicit and descriptive set of criteria that is designed to reflect the weighted importance of the objectives of the assignment helps ensure that the instructor\u2019s grading standards don\u2019t change over time. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmu.edu\/teaching\/designteach\/teach\/rubrics.html\">Learn more<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Universal Design<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p>Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ctl\/ctl_resource\/universal-design-for-learning\/\">teaching framework<\/a> based on research about how we learn. Through this approach, faculty anticipate the variability of learners and proactively design to eliminate unnecessary barriers.<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Strategies &amp; Teaching Guides Teaching guides for strategies that faculty have found effective can be found below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18133,"featured_media":0,"parent":50149,"menu_order":31,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"bu-publication":[],"profile_tax":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/188851"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18133"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=188851"}],"version-history":[{"count":42,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/188851\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":254250,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/188851\/revisions\/254250"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/50149"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=188851"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"bu-publication","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu-publication?post=188851"},{"taxonomy":"profile_tax","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profile_tax?post=188851"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}