…allows the students to stay connected to the content. Self-quizzes, online games, Web tutorials, online chats, wikis, online scavenger hunts, digital storytelling, and blogs are just a few tools used…
Personnel review binders used for retention, promotion, and tenure decisions may go the way of the typewriter as electronic portfolio systems continue to gain ground as effective, paperless solutions. For…
Department chairs and deans face many challenges in their roles. One of the most difficult is the evaluation of faculty regarding teaching effectiveness. This is particularly challenging for two reasons:…
I have observed, sometimes in myself and sometimes in colleagues, a certain tendency to be ironically unaware of (or inattentive to) a crucial disconnect between what we say and what…
…It might also help if instructors share with students the role of a particular reading in their own intellectual development. How should reading lists be incorporated into a course? The…
Adjunct faculty make up approximately half of all instructional faculty in degree-granting institutions (National Center for Education Statistics, 2008). Some teach online and some in a traditional classroom-based setting. Some…
…sessions for parents and the distribution of material (print and Web-based) that makes explicit the expectations and workings of the institution. Professional Development. The role of the department chair is…
A parent calls you to ask how her son is doing in your class. Her son, a first-year student, began the semester well but recently started missing class and turning…
