In the age of social media, where ideas are unmediated but often gauged by “likes” and “hearts,” it can be intimidating to try to foster critical thinking in discussions of…
Post-secondary students often have a plan in mind for what they want to achieve during their academic journey. They may have set goals such as getting a high grade in…
Recently, the Surgeon General called for college campuses to “ramp-up” support as students experience more stress and drop out rates increase at colleges (Adedoyin, 2022). Not surprisingly, this call for…
As artificial intelligence, and in particular ChatGPT, infiltrates higher education, faculty remain on edge. The most prominent concern is the impact on academic integrity. Will technology induce cheating? How much…
The following is a sponsored article from the Constructive Dialogue Institute. At some point, most instructors were once students, so it's easy to relate to sitting in a classroom, listening…
Lecturing has long been the primary method of conveying information to groups of students. It gives instructors great control over what is taught within a limited time, allowing them to…
Realistic expectations. Generosity with feedback. Active listening. Mentors are not just ordinary people—truly, they can build unique relationships, lift up others around them, and cultivate ways to connect. That is,…
On November 30, 2022, OpenAI launched ChatGPT, a program designed to mimic human intelligence. Within weeks of its release, the program amassed an unprecedented 100 million users, setting a new…
Immediate feedback is a successful engagement strategy that promotes active learning and fosters a supportive, inclusive classroom, especially when used with low stakes assignments or to gauge transfer of knowledge…
Classic online course standards emphasize the value of three types of interactions: student-instructor interaction, student-content interaction, and student-student interaction. But a recent pointed query from a colleague spawned a research…