Q: Are submissions to the Teaching & Learning Knowledge Base moderated?
Yes. When you submit a teaching idea to the knowledge base, your submission will be reviewed to ensure that 1) the teaching idea was submitted by a member of the Middlebury community, and 2) the teaching idea is not spam.
Q: How do I add a teaching idea?
To add a teaching idea, click the “Add a New Teaching Idea” link at the top of the page, and fill out the form. You do not need to create an account or log in to add a teaching idea.
Q: How do I find a teaching idea?
There are two ways to find a teaching idea:
- use the search box in the upper right hand corner of the page to search for a particular topic or keyword (e.g., video, discussion, engagement)
- on the home page of the T&LKB, browse the ideas in a particular category
Q: How do I expand on a teaching idea?
At the bottom of a teaching idea, click the blue “Add a Response” button. This will allow you to share your experience with the teaching idea. See below for an example.
Q: I don’t have a web address for my teaching idea, but it won’t let me submit without it.
The “add a teaching idea” form has a box to add a “web address for an example of this teaching idea.” This box can’t be left empty. If you don’t have a web address to share, you’ll need to write n/a in the box instead.
Q: I clicked the back button in my browser to get out of my teaching idea preview, and I lost my work!
The preview pops up into a layer on top of the teaching idea form. To exit the preview without losing work, you’ll need to click on the X in the upper right hand corner of the preview. (This might be hard to see, you may have to scroll to see it.)
Q: What is a Creative Commons license and do I have to use one?
Selecting a Creative Commons license for your teaching idea means that you’re licensing your copyrighted work for others to use, without having to contact you to ask for permission to use it. This enables easy sharing at a broader scale. There are several CC license options to choose from, which have different parameters for how you will allow your work to be used. You are not required to use a CC license on your teaching idea, but note that if you choose the option to Copyright, All Rights Reserved, people will need to come to you first to ask permission to use your teaching idea.
