Any teacher wants their students to feel engaged and enthusiastic in the classroom, connected and thriving through daily activities and course content. Of course, establishing that rapport and environment is…
This article first appeared in the Teaching Professor on December 16, 2019. © Magna Publications. All rights reserved. What makes some teachers more effective than others? Throughout my teaching career,…
Every semester faculty are faced with students who struggle with completing assignments, understanding the content, or just find it difficult to participate in class activities and discussions. For many, these…
Pre-service teachers enter their education courses with their personal experiences as the basis for what their future classrooms might look like (Brown et al., 2021). For many, teaching and learning…
It is a common, but not universal practice to administer exams to students in class (e.g., Rovai, 2000). Traditionally, students come to class and take exams silently and independently without…
“What are your thoughts and feelings about teaching students in BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) communities?” In the spring of 2021, we, as an interdisciplinary team of faculty (elementary…
Many faculty aspired to a career in education because teaching, learning, and connecting with students brought joy. Yes, we recognized the work involved would be demanding. But we also got…
I would venture to say that many of us have faced the situation where we are either teaching our classes in a hybrid format, or our first few weeks of…
In January 2022, Nova Southeastern University (NSU) resumed its classes in their regularly scheduled formats including in-person, hybrid, and online. However, we were encouraged to continue practicing flexibility in our…
Imagine the possibilities if students learn not only how to use open educational resources (OER), but also how to curate and design OER in their college courses. This action of…