The “Sandwich Method”—a layer of praise, one of critique, followed by a final layer of praise. This method has been a staple in college classrooms for years. Is the Sandwich…
Why reflection matters Lately, I have been thinking a lot about the importance of reflection in our work as teaching faculty and educational developers. It seems to me that…
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Our institution has been fortunate enough to partner with the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) and InsideTrack to improve student enrollment, completion, and career readiness, and foster equitable pathways to…
Dear Fellow Educators, As we near the end of another semester, I sense a rise in activity and busyness across campus. The stress is starting to seep in with many…
In my (re)reading of Parker Palmer’s The Courage to Teach: Exploring the Inner Landscape of a Teacher's Life (1997) and its iterations, it becomes more obvious to me that Parker…
Imagine if you went into a shoe store and every pair of shoes were the same color, the same style, same price, and same brand. It would be uncomfortable to…
This article is a two-part series. Click here to read article 1, Writing Case Studies Using Generative AI: Intimate Debate Case Study. Some fear the robot apocalypse, but you might want…
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