As faculty members, we often discuss the pressures of the classroom and research; yet, the demands of service remain largely overlooked. Junior faculty, in particular, can feel compelled to join…
On a Tuesday morning last semester, students in my Writing II class engaged in debate. After the topic of AI and college classes came up, a spokesperson for one group,…
Emerging from tensions created by theory–practice gap rhetoric, authentic assessment has been heralded as a pedagogical vaccine. Now firmly embedded in the vernacular of higher education, authentic assessment offers learning…
According to the Association of American Colleges and Universities, active learning is an essential part of a modern college education. High Impact Practices (HIPs) use collaborative and active learning strategies…
It is widely recognized among language instructors that effective second language teaching involves more than presenting grammar rules and vocabulary in isolation. Instead, meaningful learning develops when instructional activities connect…
Have you ever connected your lesson with your students to a personal experience or a story you witnessed? If not, you should. Watch the engagement in the students’ eyes as…
Few topics in higher education generate as much debate right now as the role artificial intelligence in all aspects of teaching and learning. Faculty listservs, teaching centers and national conferences…
Leadership Begins with the Heart For 15 years, I tried to be the kind of school leader I would have wanted, which was one who met everyone’s needs all the…
The Decimal Point Problem During one of my first semesters teaching introductory biology labs at the college level, a student approached me after class visibly frustrated about a final grade.…
A Relational Framework for Community-Guided Teaching in Higher Education In higher education, many instructors want to include Indigenous perspectives, experiential learning, and community-engaged approaches in their courses, but they are…