Finding Our Way to Equity*
This article is featured in the resource guide, Effective Online Teaching Strategies. By now, most educators have seen the images of equity versus equality versus justice, and we argue over…
How Superheroes Can Bring Your Online Discussion Board to Life
Editor's note: This article was featured on The Teaching Professor in December 2018. For more articles like this, learn more about a Teaching Professor membership. This article is featured in…
Good Questions for Better Essay Prompts (and Papers)
Most professors would admit that they’ve found themselves frustrated when grading papers. Yes, sometimes those frustrations might stem from students ignoring your clear, strategic, and explicit instructions, but more often,…
Creating Experiential Learning Opportunities in Any Course
The terms rigor and relevance have rocketed to the forefront of K-12 education initiatives over the past 10 years, and with good reason. Research has shown that students, when allowed…
Redefining What’s Fair in Your Transition to Online
Here I sit in my new, make-shift home office moving my face-to-face courses online with a view of my backyard. For the last few days I have contemplated many things. …
Nine Benefits of Student-Generated Discussion and Exam Questions
As someone who mostly teaches composition and the occasional literature or creative writing class, I use quizzes most semesters, and occasional midterms and final exams. Over time, I have come…
When the Tide Goes Out: Identifying and Supporting Struggling Students in Online Courses
This article is featured in the resource guide, Effective Online Teaching Strategies. Students in online courses start with the best intentions—keeping up with the readings and assignments, engaging in discussion,…
Five Tips for Switching to Online Instruction
As schools across the nation announce they are switching to online instruction in an attempt to slow the rapidly evolving coronavirus pandemic, teachers everywhere are scrambling to convert their face-to-face…
Leading Our Classes Through Times of Crisis with Engagement and PEACE
This article is featured in the resource guide, Effective Online Teaching Strategies. The worldwide COVID-19 pandemic has caused a fast and radical shift across colleges and universities to remote and…
A Checklist for Building Community in the College Classroom
Instructors have temporary experiences with groups of students each semester. Even so, these brief moments have the power to change lives. As professors, we decide the impact of our semester-long…