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Preparing Teaching Philosophy Statements

Article: Friday, August 20th, 2010

Although they are a fairly recent innovation, most faculty are familiar with teaching philosophy statements. Many have prepared them for job interviews, for promotion and tenure dossiers, for teaching awards, ... Read full story »

Don’t Waste the First Day of Class

Article: Tuesday, August 10th, 2010

Despite the fact that numerous articles have been written on the importance of the first day, too many of us still use it to do little more than go over ... Read full story »

Teaching Online vs. F2F: 15 Differences That Affect Learning

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Find Out What’s Needed to Succeed in the Online Classroom Teaching Online vs. F2F: 15 Differences That Affect Learning There is ... Learn more »

Teach More Effectively with Customizing Learning Experiences

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Teach Online? Get this road map to online course development Teach More Effectively with Customizing Learning Experiences Expectations are rising in higher ed. There’s a growing emphasis on outcomes and ... Learn more »

What Students Expect from Instructors, Other Students

Article: Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010

Some years back The Teaching Professor featured an article highlighting Mano Singham’s wonderful piece describing how he moved away from a very authoritarian, rule-centered syllabus (reference below). It’s one of ... Read full story »

Making the Most of the First Day of Class

Article: Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

The first day of class is an important time. In addition to the usual housekeeping tasks that need to be accomplished, there are other critical functions – not the least ... Read full story »

Why Are You Taking This Course?

Article: Thursday, November 19th, 2009

Do you ever ask students to think about why they’re taking your course? Most faculty are discouraged by the very common “because it’s required” response. Equally discouraging is what students ... Read full story »

Student Recommendations for Encouraging Participation

Article: Friday, September 25th, 2009

Getting students to participate in class is one of those perplexing instructional problems we all face, particularly when teaching undergraduate classes. Are there significant differences in the graduate classroom? A ... Read full story »

A Modular Course Design Benefits Online Instructor and Students

Article: Tuesday, September 15th, 2009

Andrea Henne, dean of online and distributed learning in the San Diego Community College District, recommends creating online courses composed of modules—discrete, self-contained learning experiences—and uses a course development method ... Read full story »

Online Course Management: Overcoming the Challenges of “Anytime” Learning

Article: Friday, September 4th, 2009

Although the online classroom environment provides tremendous flexibility of time and place of study, establishing and communicating a course pace and pattern of work can aid both instructor and student, ... Read full story »

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