In Effective Classroom Management
February 19, 2020 Wendi L. Johnson, PhD, and Amy Skinner
Imagine constantly feeling pulled in multiple directions while trying to balance life as a college student and a mom. Keeping up with readings, devoting time to studying while also…
In Effective Classroom Management
February 17, 2020 Stefanie T. Baier, PhD
Annually, approximately one million international students study in the U.S. where they advance science and research in various fields. Many international students go great lengths to accomplish their goals…
February 14, 2020 Stephanie Hinshaw
Over my nineteen years in higher education, I have worked for some pretty phenomenal leaders. These leaders have mentored me, supported me, and have created environments where I (and…
In Effective Classroom Management
February 12, 2020 Edna Murugan, PhD, and Noura Badawi, EdD
Educational institutions have a great responsibility of graduating all students with the essential knowledge and skills necessary for success in their chosen field. As faculty, we are responsible to…
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No one can deny that the world in which we live and work is changing at a tumultuous pace. We live in a knowledge economy, driven by technologies that…
In Effective Classroom Management
February 5, 2020 Ashley Harvey, PhD, LMFT
As an instructor for large classes, it is a challenge for me to get a range of students to speak up in class. When I invite comments (“Who would…
February 3, 2020 Amanda Page and Miriam Abbott
When it comes to facilitating online classroom engagement, discussion boards are a great go-to. They’re practically omnipresent; a tool used in every virtual classroom in every college curriculum. Ideally,…
The syllabus—most of us use them, many of our students don’t read them. We wondered if this venerable artifact of teaching might merit a revisit. So, last fall we…
In Effective Teaching Strategies
January 29, 2020 Dimple J. Martin, PhD
First, let’s acknowledge this universal epidemic. College students despise reading textbooks and e-books that cover content with academic information. Fortunately, I discovered a cure for the reading plague that…
