We live in a time of never-before held access to information, which means educators must compete with a wide-ranging array of media for the finite attention of their students’…
In Course Design, Educational Assessment
Course Design: Aligning Learning Expectations, Instruction, and Assessment
December 2, 2019 Howard Kimmel, PhD
I found the article, “Testing and Assessment: Looking in the Wrong Places” by Dr. Caristi (Faculty Focus, 11 Sept. 2019) interesting. But, if I am interpreting his arguments correctly,…
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A Look Inside the Teaching Professor Collections
November 29, 2019 Maryellen Weimer, PhD
Most of us teaching at the college level like to read. We read professional materials, and we read for pleasure. We know firsthand that much about teaching can be…
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In Blended and Flipped Learning
Implementing Active Learning and Student-Centered Pedagogy in Large Classes
November 27, 2019 Nisha Malhotra, PhD
There is a vast pedagogical literature spelling out the benefits of student engagement and active participation (1). A recent meta-analysis study of 225 active learning classes further concludes that…
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Developing Collaborative Skills through Pedagogical Example
November 25, 2019 Robert S. Fleming, PhD
Regardless of one’s academic discipline or the courses that we teach, college faculty members share a responsibility to prepare our students for success in our courses and academic programs,…
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In Effective Teaching Strategies
The Best Ways to Inspire Your Students to Learn Science
November 22, 2019 Alison Rogers
Isaac Newton first conceptualized the idea of gravity when an apple fell on his head. This moment was simple, but inspirational—with a huge impact on scientific progress to come.…
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In Blended and Flipped Learning
Going Multimodal: 5 Tips for Making the Switch to Multimodal Assignments
November 20, 2019 Christian Aguiar
With written communication becoming increasingly multimodal—from newspaper websites to your social media feed to your learning management system’s announcements page—researchers and practitioners alike have made the case for the…
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Designing a Course with Accountability and Dale’s Cone of Experience
November 19, 2019 Dimple J. Martin, PhD
When I began designing my course activities, I needed a model that would include all modalities of the learning processes. As my blueprint, I chose to incorporate Dale’s Cone…
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Scaffolding: How the Chicken Who Crossed the Road Developed New Knowledge
November 18, 2019 Kristin Ritchey
Why did the chicken cross the road? To get to the other side. Why did the chicken cross the playground? To get to the other slide. As experts in…
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Instructional Design: Who’s Playing First in My Course?
November 15, 2019 Bob Eierman
At a symposium about teaching projects on our campus, one group of faculty presented a set of projects they had done that involved giving students control over course design…
