Linda B. Nilson

Linda B. Nilson is an American author, public speaker, and academic.[1] She is the founding director emeritus of the Office of Teaching Effectiveness and Innovation at Clemson University.[2]

She is known for her contributions to teaching strategies, course design, and faculty development.[3]

Her work has focused on active learning (in-person and online), critical thinking, leading discussions, and self-regulated learning.[4] She invented specifications grading, an alternative grading system.[5]

  1. ^ Levine, Marty. "Advocating a new way of grading". University Times. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
  2. ^ "Linda Nilson". ACUE. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
  3. ^ "Keynote Speaker Dr. Linda B. Nilson, Clemson University | Centre for Teaching Excellence". uwaterloo.ca. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
  4. ^ "Short and Sweet: The Educational Benefits of Microlectures and Active Learning". EDUCAUSE Review. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
  5. ^ "Specifications grading with Linda Nilson". Teaching in Higher Ed. 2015-01-01. Retrieved 2024-11-25.