Linda Nilson

Linda B. Nilson is director emerita of the Office of Teaching Effectiveness and Innovation (OTEI) at Clemson University. Before coming to Clemson University, she directed teaching centers at Vanderbilt University and the University of California, Riverside and was a sociology professor at UCLA, where she entered the area of educational development. Nilson has held leadership positions in the POD Network, Toastmasters International, Mensa, and the Southern Regional Faculty and Instructional Development Consortium. Her career as a full-time faculty development director spans over 25 years. In this time, she has published many articles and book chapters and has given over 450 keynotes, webinars, and live workshops at conferences, colleges, and universities both nationally and internationally on dozens of topics related to college teaching and scholarly productivity. She has written several books, including Specifications Grading: Restoring Rigor, Motivating Students, and Saving Faculty Time (Stylus, 2015), Creating Self-Regulated Learners: Strategies to Strengthen Students' Self-Awareness and Learning Skills (Stylus, 2013), Teaching at Its Best: A Research-Based Resource for College Instructors, now in its 4th edition (Jossey-Bass, 2016), and The Graphic Syllabus and the Outcomes Map: Communicating Your Course (Jossey-Bass, 2007).

Updated: 10-14-2016

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  • Teaching Critical Thinking to Students: How to Design Courses That Include Applicable Learning Experiences, Outcomes, and Assessments
  • Infusing Critical Thinking into Your Courses
    • Infusing Critical Thinking into Your Courses

    • Infusing Critical Thinking into Your Courses

    • $299.00
    • The Magna Online Course Infusing Critical Thinking into Your Courses gives teachers the tools to light a path for their students. Led by Linda B. Nilson, PhD, the founding director of Clemson University's Office of Teaching Effectiveness and Innovation, it presents research-based, classroom-tested best practices that can be immediately applied in the classroom.
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  • How Can I Assess Critical Thinking with Objective Items?
    • How Can I Assess Critical Thinking with Objective Items?

    • How Can I Assess Critical Thinking with Objective Items?

    • $39.00 – $499.00
    • Learn how to assess most critical thinking skills using an assortment of methods, such as true/false, matching, multiple choice, and multiple true/false tests. Receive step-by-step instruction for designing objective items to assess particular cognitive operations in critical thinking skills for a wide range of disciplines.
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  • How Can I Assess Critical Thinking with Student-Created Work?
    • How Can I Assess Critical Thinking with Student-Created Work?

    • How Can I Assess Critical Thinking with Student-Created Work?

    • $39.00 – $499.00
    • Gain a portfolio of guidelines for assignments that test student constructed responses. You will learn the keys to defining learning goals, creating assignments, and drafting rubrics to boost and measure critical thinking outcomes.
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  • What Activities and Assignments Promote Critical Thinking?
    • What Activities and Assignments Promote Critical Thinking?

    • What Activities and Assignments Promote Critical Thinking?

    • $39.00 – $499.00
    • Learn to create a discipline-specific strategy to grow your students critical thinking skills, identify critical thinking content, and adapt your courses accordingly. This program will give you a clearer and deeper understanding of critical thinking and how to teach it in your courses.
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  • How Can I Design Critical Thinking into My Course?
    • How Can I Design Critical Thinking into My Course?

    • How Can I Design Critical Thinking into My Course?

    • $39.00 – $499.00
    • This program identifies both general and discipline-specific critical thinking skills and how to turn these skills into good student learning outcomes. Learn to define critical thinking when designing or redesigning courses and identify the type of content conducive to practicing critical thinking.
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