Building a Social and Emotional Learning Community for Our Students
In a world where the need for social and emotional learning is of utmost importance, it is imperative for college and university faculty to get to know, connect with, and…
Using Courage, Compassion, and Connection to Combat Disconnection
In the fall of 2018 in the United States, there were roughly 19,600,000 students enrolled in distance education courses (National Center for Education Statistics, 2022). Understandably, when the COVID-19 pandemic…
Engaging Students at a Deeper Level
In his personal writings, Marcus Aurelius wrote, “People who labor all their lives but have no purpose are wasting their time—even when hard at work.” At a point in our…
Refresh Your Enthusiasm for Teaching and Recharge Your Skills at the Teaching Professor Conference
Are you ready to devote three days to recharge your batteries and level up your classroom competence? At the Teaching Professor Conference you'll meet with peers and educational leaders who…
Big Time Magic: Creative Writing Pedagogy in the Accelerated Learning Program Classroom
Quick: what is your favorite class to teach? Chances are this is not a particularly tough question for most faculty to answer. If you are like many teachers, the subjects…
Waking up to Tired Teaching
This article is part of The Path to Wellbeing: Overcoming Burnout and Reigniting Your Teaching special report. Download a FREE copy here. I have been wanting to do a blog…
Five Techniques for Better Class Discussions
In a recent New York Times opinion essay, University of Virginia senior Emma Camp asserts that she “came to college eager for debate . . . but found self-censorship instead.”…
Why the “Why” Matters to Adult Learners
The word pedagogy continues to be bandied about in higher education despite increasing numbers of adults returning to the classroom. Additionally, online asynchronous courses continue to expand, making it harder…
Using Personality Assessments to Build Better Groups
This article first appeared in the Teaching Professor on November 25, 2019. © Magna Publications. All rights reserved. When students learn there will be group work in a course, they often let…
Using Reflective Writing to Get Students Connected with the Material
When I was a sophomore in college, I took my first course in cognitive psychology and fell in love. I was so excited that we could apply the scientific process…