By the Center for Engaged Learning The Tarot of Teaching deck is a creative tool designed to enrich and energize the structure of a class period. It divides the flow of a lesson into three key stages, each represented by a different category of cards:  Starting Our Journey  (beginning of class),  Along the Way  (middle of class), and  Reaching Our Destination  (end of class). Each card within these categories offers a unique teaching tip aligned with its intended time in the

By the Center for Engaged Learning The Tarot of Teaching deck is a creative tool designed to enrich and energize the structure of a class period. It divides the flow of a lesson into three key stages, each represented by a different category of cards:  Starting Our Journey  (beginning of class),  Along the Way  (middle of class), and  Reaching Our Destination  (end of class). Each card within these categories offers a unique teaching tip aligned with its intended time in the

By Erin Kraal, CEL Faculty Director Our learners are the center of an empathy map. Originally part of “design thinking,” an empathy map is a visualization tool designed to help build understanding about a user’s — or learner’s — experience.  They are widely used by businesses and in human-computer interaction.  In Higher Education, empathy maps help us understand student experiences in specific learning environments. In short, empathy maps are reflective visual depictions of

By the Center for Engaged Learning The Tarot of Teaching deck is a creative tool designed to enrich and energize the structure of a class period. It divides the flow of a lesson into three key stages, each represented by a different category of cards:  Starting Our Journey  (beginning of class),  Along the Way  (middle of class), and  Reaching Our Destination  (end of class). Each card within these categories offers a unique teaching tip aligned with its intended time in the