“Colleges are now closing at a pace of one per week. What happens to the students?” Jon Marcus asked in a recent Hechinger Report piece. It’s not a rhetorical question…
For every college-level class that I have taught, I have always earned the highest score possible for being a quality professor, per my students’ course evaluations. How was this feasible…
Artificial intelligence (AI) platforms, especially chatbots like ChatGPT and Gemini, are influencing many areas of higher education. Students and instructors can interact with these tools to get real-time, personalized help…
As we learn more about how to improve classrooms in higher education, the concept of the “shy student” is a recurring one that serves as a convenient shorthand for describing…
Working as a successful team member remains one of the most important skills that employers report that they want when hiring college graduates. This means that when professors create well-executed…
Are you one of the reported 61% of higher education faculty now using AI in your teaching (Weaver, 2025)? A recent survey by the Digital Education Council (2025) found that…
Innovating new technologies in the classroom is not everyone’s jam. For some faculty, it can be a slog to keep up with the rapid emergence of new digital tools and…
“Will this be on the test?” If that question immediately makes your heart race, muscles tense, or your face do an unflattering cringe type of expression, you’re not alone. This…
Students, (and faculty): it is time to get serious about Generative AI. According to the World Economic Forum, 70% of the skills used in most jobs will change due to…
In the fast-paced, demanding world of college education, joy might not be the first thing that comes to mind when we think about teaching. But bringing joy into the classroom…