Aspiring to Create Learning Experiences Students Remember
Some of us can easily recall a specific class from years ago that left an indelible impression. Then, there are entire courses we barely remember. Everything we learn comes from…
Five Ways to Engage Classroom Introverts
It may be a misconception regarding personality traits that the more verbal, outgoing classroom extroverts maintain superior classroom or academic ability. While having an introverted personality is generally not indicative…
The Power of We
This article first appeared in the Teaching Professor on May 1, 2013. © Magna Publications. All rights reserved. Being a college professor sometimes feels lonely. Yes, we have colleagues in our departments and…
Deep Reading: Using Mindfulness and Guided Imagery for Perspective Taking
Overview of mindfulness in the classroom Many educators at the tertiary level have recently been incorporating mindfulness techniques into their practice to create a non-threatening classroom environment. In her article,…
Creating a Culture of Mentoring on Campus
Every college wants to boost diversity on campus. Every college wants to help their students succeed in the classroom and after graduation. And in our COVID era of disrupted learning,…
A University Professor Teaches in the K–12 Classroom
This article first appeared in the Teaching Professor on April 1, 2018. © Magna Publications. All rights reserved. During my recent sabbatical, I had the unique opportunity to teach full-day sessions for…
An Effective Instructional Practice to Foster Intellectual Engagement Centered on Instructional Equity
University-level instructors need strategies to assist with engaging students intellectually in the critical work of centering classroom thinking and scholarship on equity and social justice. In my case, students in…
Learning through Examples: Inductive Learning
Imagine that you are a first-year student in a biology course. The goal of today’s class is to describe the topic of biology: What is life? There are two paths…
Teaching Students to Use Feedback: A Step Toward Deeper Learning
This article first appeared in the Teaching Professor on March 11, 2019. © Magna Publications. All rights reserved. How many of us teachers have had this experience? You spend an afternoon reading…
Creating an Inclusive Classroom for a Diverse Student Group
I teach a postgraduate module in the United Kingdom that has a high percentage enrollment of international students, and I have always struggled to find ways to create an inclusive…