Part Five of Practical Mid-Career Teaching Reflections: Grading and Further Reading Before discussing grading, let me return to assignments and a key point. My students are frequently uncertain about how to write an introduction and a Read More » Justin Robertson, PhD December 14, 2020
Part Four of Practical Mid-Career Teaching Reflections: Guest Speakers and Tutorials Hosting a guest speaker virtually or in the classroom is potentially a highlight of the semester, but more often than not it is a letdown. Read More » Justin Robertson, PhD December 7, 2020
Part Three of Practical Mid-Career Teaching Reflections: Assignments I would like to begin with one of the age-old dilemmas facing instructors. We all probably concur that teamwork is a key skill needed in Read More » Justin Robertson, PhD November 30, 2020
Part Two of Practical Mid-Career Teaching Reflections: Classroom Activities Throughout the Semester One-minute papers have deservedly become one of the more common classroom activities deployed by teachers. This is consistent with Lang’s (2016a) perspective that “frequent low-stakes Read More » Justin Robertson, PhD November 23, 2020
Part One of Practical Mid-Career Teaching Reflections: Early Week Classroom Activities With PhD in hand, I joined the academy without any real teaching training. As I sought to establish my teaching routine and define my teaching Read More » Justin Robertson, PhD November 16, 2020