…can make a real difference; it boosts student engagement, sparks creativity, and supports academic success. Joyful learning is about building a space where curiosity can thrive, where students feel safe…
…more likely to overestimate how well they are doing in the course. This can hinder their academic success. There’s no reason to adjust their behavior (say, by studying more) if…
…the Student Academic Success Director and a first-year seminar instructor at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. In these roles, she helps students learn new strategies for academic success. Sarah also serves…
Consider this hypothetical situation: The vice president of academic affairs has just sent you a cryptic email asking you to define the impact of your faculty development center. Could you…
…to define disciplinary areas and academic territories. Troublesome – Here Meyer and Land defer to the work of Perkins, who previously explored the idea of troublesome knowledge. Threshold concepts, Meyer…
…importance of meeting the academic and developmental needs of each student. Whether formally or informally, college students have been learners all of their lives. Why not ask them to indicate…
…Finally, McClary explains that quality distance learning courses require robust support systems in the areas of academic support, administrative support, and technical support. He writes: “Academic support involves instructors providing…
For those of us who continue to teach asynchronous online courses during the 2021-2022 academic year, it’s worth considering how we motivate our students. Reasonably well-developed and presented online syllabi,…
