Humor in the Classroom
…exam and explaining the addition of a new assignment to redress what so many of them didn’t know. We were in a windowless room and as I finished the lecture…
Maryellen Weimer, PhD
November 2, 2016
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Five Ways to Make Your Online Classrooms More Interactive
…video lecture, when you post announcements, or when students post on a discussion board. That lag in response time kills the momentum of a back-and-forth discussion and can sometimes lead…
Amy Peterson
December 12, 2016
Our Top 11 Teaching and Learning Articles of 2016
…Slow to Change the Way We Teach? Many aspects of teaching—lecture, course design, assignments, and grading—have changed little over the years. The question is, “Why?” 10. Backward Design, Forward Progress…
Mary Bart
December 16, 2016
The Teaching Professor Newsletter Celebrates 30 Years
…lecture, and the relatively new interest in evidence-based teaching and cognitive psychology. “When we first started the newsletter, the focus in higher education was on teaching,” she said “We thought…
Mary Bart
March 6, 2017
What Research Tells Us about Online Discussion
…the center of gravity of a class from the lecture to the discussion. The design of a traditional classroom with desks facing the instructor embodies the assumption that students are…
John Orlando, PhD
March 17, 2017
Understanding Our Strengths and Weaknesses as Teachers
…strengths. We can use too much humor or too many active learning activities, lecture too much, and give too much feedback. This post is giving the impression that a teacher’s…
Maryellen Weimer, PhD
April 5, 2017
Contradictions in How We Think about Teaching
…data doesn’t change what teachers do. As many have noted, we don’t need more studies that compare active learning with lecture. We know that when there’s less talking and more…
Maryellen Weimer, PhD
June 28, 2017
I’m in ‘Kahoots’ with Technology in the Classroom
…how often and in what way you want to respond, such as during or after the lecture, and you can also decide if the questions are anonymous. This tool can…
Cassandra O'Sullivan Sachar, EdD
July 31, 2017
