How to Keep from Going MIA in Your Online Course
As an adjunct professor and one who works daily with faculty in helping them understand online education, I have noticed and heard of increasing numbers of professors going missing in…
The Focus is You: Bonnie Slavych
This month's The Focus is You features Bonnie Slavych, PhD, assistant professor of Communication Disorders at the University of Central Missouri. After Slavych's first semester of teaching, she quickly realized…
Collaboration: A Way to Promote Faculty Development and Reduce Burnout
Faculty development and burnout pose challenges within departments and colleges of academic institutions. Constrained resources—asked to do more with less time, money, and personnel—contribute to faculty feeling overwhelmed (Gabriel, 2017)…
Creating a Community of Learners that Reflects Mutual Respect
Recently, a student came into my office to vent because she was frustrated and dismayed at the behavior of another student in one of her classes. She indicated that he…
A Friday Afternoon Reflection: Random Memorandums
There is nothing quite like a Friday afternoon. The hurry-up pressures of the week come to a halt, and I can catch my breath against the wide open space of…
Building a Community of Learners in Online Classes
Online learning is becoming more prevalent in colleges and universities. When I arrived in higher education, I could not imagine how online classes would work since the connection to students…
Who Am I? A Strategy for Teaching About Power and Privilege
Creating a successful learning experience is at the heart of instructional design and delivery. “In addition to academic instruction, one of a classroom’s teachers most important roles is to help…
Prepare for Change: Old APA versus New APA
One of the most popular guides for academic writing standards across the curriculum is scheduled for some changes. It’s been a decade since The American Psychological Association (APA) last revamped…
Supporting Underprepared Students in the Online Classroom
This article is featured in the resource guide, Effective Online Teaching Strategies. Engaging students through a computer screen requires a unique approach to pedagogy and innovative course design. The feeling…
A Headache-Free Late Work Policy
As a new faculty member, late work was the cause of many headaches. I wanted a policy that would recognize there may be valid reasons why a student might not…