Repainting the Work-Life Line
When I started my encore career as an adjunct professor, I threw myself into the one class I was teaching, eager to update myself on theories and concepts I hadn't…
Course Design as a Gateway to Student Well-being
Reflecting on our approach to course design—particularly with attention to how we build community and cultivate belonging—couldn’t come at a more crucial time. Since the turn of the millennium, with…
Empowering Online Instructors: A Guide to Crisis Prevention and Preparedness
If you have taught in higher education in the last 20 years, you have probably taught an online course. Online learning is one of the most prevalent modalities in higher…
Reflections on Teaching: Learning from Our Stories
This article first appeared in The Teaching Professor on June 12, 2013 © Magna Publications. All rights reserved. Here’s a great story. A graduate student is attending a lecture given by one…
Advice for Students at the Start of the Academic Year
This article first appeared in The Teaching Professor on July 17, 2017 © Magna Publications. All rights reserved. If it’s a teacher’s advice on how to succeed, consider not giving it. Instead,…
Faculty Focus: A Year in Review
Take a look at the most popular articles, podcast episodes, free reports, and programs of Faculty Focus 2023.
Creating a Course Calendar that Aligns to the Rhythms of the Semester
This article first appeared in The Teaching Professor on January 4, 2018. © Magna Publications. All rights reserved. For more articles like this, check out a monthly or yearly subscription. Do you have…
The Evolution of Instruction
Historically, with its fixed curriculum and standardized methods, traditional instruction often fell short of accommodating every student's unique learning needs. Many found themselves either overwhelmed or under-stimulated. Enter Artificial Intelligence…
The Power of Authentic Assessment in the Age of AI
Assessment has traditionally been viewed as an action conducted after the learning experience has taken place, resulting in it being a separate task from instruction. This is especially true for…
Three Lessons Learned: Redefining Course Preparation for Online Teaching
If you are teaching courses online, have you considered that the planning and preparation to teach online is markedly different than teaching in-person? Although higher education courses have been offered…