Four Practical Tips for Creating Leaders in the Classroom
When we envision the traditional classroom setting, we tend to visualize the power at the front of the room. The instructor is standing over a podium while the students are…
Elevating High Impact Teaching Through Continuous Improvement
High impact practices (HIPs) have been in higher education for nearly two decades and include practices that are effective for a wide range of students, particularly students from historically underrepresented…
(Re)imagining AI for Educators: How to Improve Learner-Centered Classrooms with Futuristic Possibilities
Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become a significant conversation at every educational conference in the past two years throughout my usual treks to teacher education events. As a geriatric millennial…
The Best of Both Worlds: Exploring the Benefits and Challenges of Hybrid Education
The demand for online higher education is strong, with nearly 61% of all undergraduate and 56% of postbaccalaureate students taking at least one course online (NCES, 2022). We suggest hybrid…
Beyond Burnout: AI as an Academic Ally in the “Publish or Perish” Culture
The concept of “publish or perish” in higher education suggests that the destiny of academic faculty depends on their success in publishing scholarly work. De Rond & Millier (2005) suggest…
Faculty-Student Mentoring in Online Higher Education
In the online college classroom, the relationship between undergraduate students and faculty mentors has been the subject of some research, particularly within the framework of structured academic mentoring programs. These…
Beyond Memorization: Strategies for Long-Term Retention
How can we boost student learning retention in our courses? How can we help our students transform newly acquired information into long-term knowledge they can recall and activate in the…
The Teaching Professor Conference: Where Lifelong Learning Begins
We created the Teaching Professor Annual Conference to help teachers explore ways to help students learn while being able to network and collaborate with your fellow teaching professors. Share ideas, discuss strategies…
Intentionally Nurturing Relationships in the College Classroom
The College of Education at my institution recently held a professional development day for pre-service teachers preparing to start clinical field placements. One of the topics on the agenda was…
The First 15 Seconds: How to Hook Your Online Students and Keep Them Engaged
Imagine you have eight to 15 seconds to impress someone you meet for the first time. That’s how long you have to hook your online students and make them feel…