Stop Giving Them Answers: Make Them Think!
Higher education has recently changed in faster and more dynamic ways than anticipated. COVID-19 is an immediate factor, but the access to information is more prevalent now than 15 years…
A Flexible Teaching Model: A Seamless Pivot from Face-to-Face to Online Teaching
When I envision teaching this fall, my highest priorities are social presence and flexibility. No matter the outcome of the fall 2020 semester, my goal is for students to leave…
Can We Talk About It?: Enhancing Student Engagement by Integrating Discussions of COVID-19
This article is featured in the resource guide, Effective Online Teaching Strategies. In the Chronicle of Higher Education’s guide to student engagement, Cavanagh (2019) emphasizes the importance of connecting course…
Back to the Basics: Revisiting the ABCs of Teaching Online Courses
The global pandemic sent higher education institutions into a whirlwind as many faculty members scrambled to make the rapid transition from traditional to online courses. However, COVID-19 revealed the creativity…
A Game a Day: Fun and Dynamic Synchronous Online Learning
This article is featured in the resource guide, Effective Online Teaching Strategies. I was in the middle of conducting a research study, examining my own teaching of implementing fun and…
Transformative Teaching: How Faculty Can Elevate Their Teaching Through Online Instruction
It is safe to say that online instruction may become to the traditional classroom what the telescope is to the naked eye. The future of higher education institutions will be…
ACT On It! How to Keep Students Moving While Learning During COVID-19
I once started a speech performing the motions for Itsy Bitsy Spider, and one-by-one, the business men and women joined in, first with the motions and then with the words.…
Improving Breakout Room Discussions in Online Teaching by Using Collaborative Documents
This article is featured in the resource guide, Effective Online Teaching Strategies. During a recent online class, a student posted in the chat, “We should use breakout groups in all…
Taking Your Classes Online in a Flash
This article is featured in the resource guide, Effective Online Teaching Strategies. **Editor's Note: This is a recent article from The Teaching Professor. If you are interested in similar articles,…
A Four-Step Plan: The First Day of Class on Zoom
Creating a vibrant community is always on my mind, so the very first thing I do on the first day of class is pass around a tray of cookies and…