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Peer assessment is a powerful tool instructors can utilize to help students learn, analyze, and engage more deeply in their understanding of course content.

Universal design for learning is a framework. It is meant to help provide guidelines for people in charge of educating students.

The coronavirus pandemic hit many businesses and institutions, throwing the traditional teaching methods into disarray. Most institutions closed or moved fully remote, making students and their professors adapt to new modes of learning.

6 Culturally Responsive Pedagogy strategies to boost student engagement

6 ways peer assessment can enhance student learning online

Help Your Students Bloom Online

4 icebreakers to help students ease back into academic life with online classes.

Plagiarism & peer assessment, is it a big threat? Learn tips on how to reduce the impact of cheating in your class.

Kritik’s platform is free for community colleges; learn how peer assessment can benefit community college students today.

Learn tips on how to teach online with empathy

As schools begin to re-open, the threat of further COVID school closures remain. We breakdown the tips you need in case your in-person class is suddenly forced back online.

How the flipped classroom approach benefits students & how to implement it for your in-person or online class.

What is active learning & how it benefits students.

We outline the bias present in grading today & provide tips for instructors to make grading more fair and equitable for their students.

Here are some tips to help you and your students prepare for online video classes

Tips for professors & students on reducing the impact of Zoom Fatigue while studying online

Tips for educators on reducing start-of-year stress & how Kritik can help

Learn how Kritik can be used alongside your LMS this semester to provide an enhanced learning experience for students.

COVID impacted students' learning; see how you can foster an equitable learning environment for your students.

We break down how educators can prepare for Hyflex courses this fall.

See how Team-Based Learning improves learning outcomes for students all through peer feedback.

Learn tips on how to reduce the prevalence of cheating for your online exams.

How to avoid burnout & better manage your time when you're teaching from home.

These are the soft skills college students need to develop in order to thrive in the workforce.

Which style of learning is best for students studying online? Find our more.

Learn how to use Curation Activities to help students develop Higher-Order Thinking skills.

How can you as an instructor measure the effectiveness of your teaching when you have over 300 students? Find out more.

How to ensure students are engaged and interactive throughout the term, not just in your classroom.

See how calibrated peer review can save professors grading time while ensuring students receive optimal feedback on assignments.

Learn what you need to do to maximize the results of your peer evaluations

Learn how to transform your in-class lecture into online experiences for students.

Learn how Peer Assessment helps students develop critical thinking skills with Bloom's Taxonomy.

Since in-person classes have come to a halt, it has become difficult to organize and run interactive activities like in-class discussions.

Critical and motivational feedback feedback increases productivity, overall knowledge retention and more quality in students work.

There is no secret formula that will improve academic achievement for students. If it had been there it would definitely differ by faculty. The purpose of this article is to lay out theories which have actually worked; real studies that are directly achieving results.

Cumulative assignments can be transformed into smaller segments of peer evaluation that will ultimately help your students produce a higher quality final assignment.

How educational technology will help your online teaching initiatives in the midst of COVID-19.

Amidst the pain and uncertainty surrounding COVID-19, professors are scrambling to transition their courses online. Here are some tips to ensure that students stay engaged during a time of social distancing.