“Can I Do It?” Accurately Assessing Our Skills
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Extra Credit in College Courses: Blessing or Curse? Weighing the Pros and Cons
Picture it: Fall semester on a suburban college campus in a dimly lit classroom. I’m handing back graded papers to my students and as I make my way to the…
Enhancing Online Student Learning with Academic Library Services
I begin with a caveat. I am not an academic librarian. In fact, I have never worked in a library. However, as a former instructor of online courses, I have…
Critical Thinking for Everyone in the Room: Teaching the Students We Have, Not the Learners We Wish We Had
The following article is sponsored by: M. Neil Browne, Question-Based Critical Thinking Reflecting on my more than five decades of teaching critical thinking, I feel disappointment that I showed so…
Incorporating AI in Education: Empowering Educators, Engaging Students
This special report dives into the convergence of education and artificial intelligence, offering a comprehensive guide for educators navigating this transformative landscape. This report emphasizes the importance of transparent communication…
Learning by Working Together: Developing and Checking for Group Integration Across Diverse Disciplinary Cohorts
Often, at the higher education level, instruction is provided to classes that consist of diverse groups of students from various course cohorts or disciplines. This phenomenon is observed not only…
Cultivating Collaboration and Consistency in Grading: Applying the GRADE Strategy
Grading student work can be the most labor intensive part of the job for most of us. We often feel pulled in multiple directions - with service commitments and research…
The Crucial Role of Financial Literacy in School Leadership
How many people understand advanced financial concepts and processes? What about successfully managing money in large amounts? How about being able to identify trusted sources of financial information and accurately…
Make Your Teaching the Cynosure of Attention
Teaching is regarded as a noble profession. It is also a challenging job. It requires sincerity, honesty, hard work, expansive knowledge on the subject matter, and sometimes chutzpah. The amalgamation…
Enhancing Face-to-Face Education: Leveraging Learning Management Systems for Student Success
In my experience working with face-to-face faculty, I have observed a wide range of usage patterns regarding the Learning Management System (LMS). During the peak of the pandemic, usage understandably…