Teaching Tools

This collection was developed by staff and faculty from partner institutions to provide tools that enrich the classroom experience. The materials are available and free for use.

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Teaching in Low-Bandwidth Environments

GHEA21 students in several countries experience periodic interruptions in internet access or persistent challenges with poor online connections. These challenges create disparities in the classroom and complicate teaching, as instructors work both to help students in low-bandwidth environments keep up and to maintain high levels of engagement by students with reliable internet access. To address these challenges, GHEA21 faculty across our network have drawn on their classroom experiences to suggest best practices and tips.

Low-Bandwidth Environments Best Practices

Teaching Resources and Toolkits

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    Collaborative Activities for a Global Classroom

    This toolkit was developed by Anita Tárnai and Eva Egensteiner at Bard College to provide examples of engaging collaborative activities that instructors across the network have developed and used in their global classrooms. These activities can be used in both online and in-person network collaborative courses.

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    Inclusive Teaching Handbook

    Developed by Yehuda Elkana Center and GHEA21 faculty, this handbook provides insight and examples into how higher education teachers can address gender equality, disability justice, anti-racism, multifaith understanding, and more, through classroom curricula and teaching techniques.

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    Teaching Resources Database

    This database of technological tips, instructional strategies, sample assignments and activities was designed by GHEA21 faculty with contributions from over a dozen institutions.

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    Connected and Blended Learning Toolkit

    The Connected and Blended Learning Toolkit, developed by the Center for Liberal Arts and Sciences Pedagogy (CLASP) at Bard College, is a living document that is open and accessible to faculty across the network, offering support for connected and blended course development.

Digital Commons

The Digital Commons archive provides publications, syllabi, case studies, and textbooks that can be used for learning, teaching, and research.

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Best Practices for Teaching Nontraditional Learners

Developed by the Clemente Course in the Humanities in partnership with GHEA21 and Bard College, these best practices work toward creating inclusive, engaged, and impactful college-level classroom communities.