…first-generation college students, or LGBTQ+ (see Bravata et al., 2020 for a discussion). Therefore, the suggestions we provided might also be applicable to our students. Morgan Chapman is a sociology…
Many college instructors are encountering a familiar classroom dynamic: students arrive able to discuss the “main idea” of a reading, but struggle to point to specific passages, explain how an argument develops, or…
An analysis of more than 2,000 college classes in science, technology, engineering and math has imparted a lesson that might resonate with many students who sat through them: Enough with…
…a good one in the recent issue of College Teaching. He assigns a “rotating note taker” in his courses. This student serves as the class note-taker, posting his or her…
…beliefs and passions to others. You may be asked to provide a teaching philosophy for new faculty appointments, new non-teaching employment, and community involvement. Creating the foundation of your philosophy…
…for the task of learning course content in their college-level courses, relying on rote memorization. Most careers, however, are not dependent on regurgitating facts but rather applying concepts in new…
…by Khan Academy founder Salman Khan, which has received more than 2.5 million views. Institutions as varied as Duke University’s School of Medicine, Boston University’s College of Engineering, and the…
…meet with you during office hours, recognizing the constraints that today’s college students face. They may be attending college part time, working full time and commuting to campus. 1. Timing….
