The Uses of Feminist Pedagogy Before, During, and After the Pandemic
In the middle of the spring 2020 semester, when many of us crashed up against a massive teaching paradigm shift, the feminist institute where I work, Newcomb Institute of Tulane…
Reimagining Classroom Community, Assessment, and Our Own Self-Care
As I reflect on my teaching since last year and review the pedagogical lessons learned, I have started to reimagine my teaching practices and shift in small ways to ensure…
Course Delivery: Considerations for Your Online and Face-to-Face Delivery Format
Many, if not most, college students work part- or full-time jobs while going to school. They often find it difficult to be at a specific place at a specific time…
An Appreciative Inquiry Approach to Enhance Assignment Completion: Focusing on Locus of Control
Appreciative inquiry (AI) has been effective in guiding changes in organizational and human systems through engaging stakeholders to create a transformed, shared vision of potential and future growth opportunities (Hammond,…
21 Ways to Structure an Online Discussion, Part Five
*This is the last of our five-part series. Online Discussion Ideas - Multimedia and Resources The past four articles in this series have suggested 21 ideas for structuring an…
Ludic Pedagogy: Schooling Our Students in Fun
As much of the higher education experience has moved online in the throes of a global pandemic, there is much discourse about how to survive and thrive in this new—and…
Co-Facilitated Discussions to Truly Engage Your Online Students with Course Content
Asynchronous online discussions (AOD) are commonly used by online course instructors who want their students to reflect on the course content and express their personal understanding, while also responding to…
21 Ways to Structure an Online Discussion, Part Four
*This is a five-part series. Five Online Discussion Ideas to Foster Metacognition In this post, the fourth in a series of five articles describing ideas for structuring an online discussion,…
Adapting Group Activities for COVID to Ignite Student Engagement
A year after being thrust into virtual learning, professors and students agree online learning and Zoom classes are workable, but it is just not the same as in-person learning. The…
Proactive Microresistance in a Microaggressive World
Microresistance is the umbrella term for small-scale individual or collaborative efforts that empower targeted people and allies to cope with, respond to, and/or challenge microaggressions with a goal of disrupting…