As we begin another semester in which pandemic stress activates fight or flight responses, we may ask ourselves, Will we find a way in which our anxieties about teaching and…
It goes beyond tired, doesn’t it? It feels like exhaustion—physical and psychological. Perhaps you are not sleeping or eating well. Perhaps you have bouts of feeling hopeless, powerless, irritable, angry,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.”…
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…