The English Major. If Only.
When the February 2023 New Yorker article by Nathan Heller declared the end of the English major, I shared this news with my students. I also shared Jorie Graham’s Twitter…
A Transformative Journey: Lessons from My First Year
Reflecting on my first year as a full-time clinical assistant professor, I feel that I have experienced significant growth in my teaching. Previously, as an adjunct, I often had to…
Using Linear and Non-linear Teaching Strategies to Meet the Multiple Learning Needs of Students
We make sense of the world around us by using a variety of internal lenses. Our learning may be more abstract than concrete, more right-brain than left-brain, more visual processing…
Six Check-in Ideas to Build Community in College Classrooms
It is no secret that there has been a sharp rise in rates of depression among college students (Alamo et al., 2020), which may be caused by a reported increase…
Guide, Don’t Hide: Maximizing Course Assignments with ChatGPT Integration
While ChatGPT seems to have sprung up overnight to dominate current headlines, legislative discussions, and professional debates—ranging from doomsday predictions to practical celebrations related to improved efficiency with menial labor…
A Study-for-an-Exam Assignment
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Feedback as a Dialogue
I would like to take you on a journey back to mid-December when we were on winter break. Maybe you were curled up by the fire reading a good book,…
Thriving in Online Teaching
After 20 years in online teaching, my experience and research has taught me some things that have helped cultivate a long and meaningful career. Encourage the introvert When I…
“Can I Do It?” Accurately Assessing Our Skills
The following article is from The Teaching Professor. For articles similar to this, check out a monthly or yearly subscription! My husband just took a wood-turning class, and the night…
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…