Applying Neurology to Online Videos
This article first appeared in the Teaching Professor on August 26, 2016. © Magna Publications. All rights reserved. One common mistake I see among online content developers is to build videos that…
Teaching a Course as a Narrative Arc
Tell your class a story. Students will better connect to the instructor and coursework with “stories that both induce feeling and help us to understand what we are feeling” (Noddings,…
Enhancing Student Engagement with Course Materials through Digital Social Reading
Since spring 2020 when the pandemic hit the US, I have been using digital social reading technology for asynchronous reading assignments in my advanced Chinese language classes. With this, students…
The First Day of Class: A Once-a-Semester Opportunity
This article first appeared in the Teaching Professor on August 19, 2015. © Magna Publications. All rights reserved. There’s only one first day of class. Here are some ideas for taking advantage…
Using Critical Thinking to Address Implicit Bias
Have you wanted to incorporate current social issues into your course but struggled to do so? Are you looking for unusual ways to introduce the concepts of social justice and…
Coteaching: A Formula for Learning From and With Colleagues
Entering into the coteaching realm in higher education can be a daunting, intimidating, and/or bewildering concept. For the purpose of this article, we use the term coteaching without the hyphen…
How Student Learning Can Begin before the First Day of Class
This article first appeared in the Teaching Professor on March 21, 2017. © Magna Publications. All rights reserved. The first time my middle school-aged son attended a Major League ballgame, he was…
Building Student Confidence in Oral Communication: The Importance of Low-stakes Presentations
Most students dread presentations. Every time I start a new semester, and I announce that presentations are a requirement, the fear and tension in the room rises and becomes palpable.…
The College Tour Brings Equity Decision-making into the Classroom
Every now and then the worlds of entertainment and education collide, producing something magical for both teachers and students; a moment where learning and personal growth is seamlessly achieved by…
Finding the Positive: Your Mental Health and Wellbeing Matter
If you’re at any stage of burnout in your own life, know that you are not alone. Whether you’re at stage one or stage nine or stage 12, it’s okay…