It is that time of year again. I am staring longingly out the window while I sit indoors, on my computer, tweaking syllabi in anticipation of teaching again
Student success and socio-emotional well-being, including coping and adjusting to college life (particularly during their first year) continue to be pervasive issues (van der Zanden et al., 2018;
“Yes, Iris,” my Chicana/o Studies Professor spouted as he acknowledged my raised hand for a comment about the reading. “He knows my name?” I thought distractedly as I tried to refocus on the thought
Any educator can attest to the mounting challenge of maintaining student attention in the classroom. Students’ exposure to digital media from a very young age has both diminished their capacity to pay attention
One of my quietest students once came up to me after class and said, “I’ve never felt comfortable speaking in English before this course.” That
When students of different years of study share a common class, their levels of experience and confidence differ. Students from lower years of study may
In many diverse English as a Second Language (ESL) classrooms, sustaining student motivation can be difficult, especially when it comes to vocabulary learning. Traditional drills
For every college-level class that I have taught, I have always earned the highest score possible for being a quality professor, per my students’ course
As we learn more about how to improve classrooms in higher education, the concept of the “shy student” is a recurring one that serves as
Higher education provides students with the opportunity to participate in a diverse range of academic programs that facilitate further exploration beyond the classroom. Participating in