Professor Marc Meredith Shares Insights from CETLI Faculty Discussions

In a recent publication of the School of Arts and Science’s Resource Hub for Teaching, Marc Meredith, a Professor in the Department of Political Science who co-facilitated the CETLI faculty-to-faculty session "Keeping Students on Track but Providing Flexibility Around Deadlines," shared lessons from instructors across the University about ways to make courses fair and accessible for everyone.   

In this video, Meredith cites a few practical suggestions for ways to implement structure and flexibility including:  

• Give students the option to waive some assignments. For example, if you assign a weekly response paper, assign grades to the eight highest submissions of the semester.  

• Create a late assignment bank. This is a set number of late assignments all students in the course are allowed to use, without explanation.  

• Allow students to submit assignments electronically. This ensures students can submit assignments on time regardless of physical location.   

To hear more, watch the full video. 

To learn about upcoming faculty-to-faculty discussions, visit CETLI’s event page.