Remote Humanities

Sarah Bonanno on Digital Write-Ins

As the spring quarter and academic year comes to an end, instructors may be starting to consider which pedagogical practices and tools from remote teaching might still be useful once we are back in a F2F class setting. This week, we talked to Writing Specialist Sarah...

Hilary Strang on Classroom Discussions and Comfort

Our theme for this week’s Remote Humanities newsletter centers around discussing uncomfortable or controversial topics in the classroom, and creating inclusive spaces for different perspectives and types of participation. In addition to Ryan Solomon’s upcoming...

Charnessa Warren: Accessibility

As winter quarter comes to an end, many instructors may be pivoting to preparations for their spring courses. In that spirit, we recently met with Cathy Baumann of the Chicago Language Center regarding her suggestions for reverse design. This week, we want to...
Technology Rundown: Slack

Technology Rundown: Slack

As you prepare for another Spring quarter of online teaching and learning, you may find yourself in need of some additional technology to fulfill course needs or simply diversify your online teaching experience and your students’ online learning experience.  Consider...

Cathy Baumann: Reverse Course Design

“What’s the best way to get there? Should you take a bus or an Uber?” This is the first question that Dr. Cathy Baumann, Senior Instructional Professor and Director of the University of Chicago Language Center (CLC), asks the participants in her pedagogy workshops....

Ahmet Dursun: Assessment

As we move through midterms season and start looking towards the horizon of finals, many of us have assessment on the brain. Instructors who are teaching remotely for the first time this winter might be wondering how best to tailor student assessment to the online...