In Course Design, Effective Teaching Strategies
July 24, 2020 Fiona Hunt, MLIS
Have you ever struggled to get students to do required readings? Do your students treat them as optional? Perhaps they do the readings, but when you ask them to…
In Effective Teaching Strategies
June 15, 2020 Paty Cantu, MA, and Hayley Kazen, PhD
Although teaching first-time freshmen across all content areas presents challenges, first-year experience (FYE) courses also have unique obstacles which must be overcome, especially with the shift to online learning.…
In Blended and Flipped Learning
April 26, 2019 Barbi Honeycutt, PhD
In the previous two articles, I shared ideas to address student accountability and student preparation in the flipped classroom. Based on your feedback and emails, getting students to come…
In Effective Teaching Strategies
December 7, 2018 Kristina Wright, PhD
How often do you hear college students say, “that was fun!” on their way out of your classroom? Probably not often enough. Of course, who has time for fun…
November 8, 2018 Chris Palmer
Editor’s Note: In part one of this article, the author shared openly some of the mistakes he made early in his teaching career. In this entry, he outlines some…
In Effective Teaching Strategies
August 14, 2018 Delaney J. Kirk Ph.D.
Each new semester as I walk down the hallway to my classroom, I am a little nervous, even after 27 years of teaching experience…and I’m okay with this. I…
In Effective Teaching Strategies
August 23, 2017 Maryellen Weimer, PhD
To: My Students From: Your Teacher Re: A Better Learning Experience This is just a brief note to let you know how committed I am to making this a…
In Effective Classroom Management
August 9, 2017 Maryellen Weimer, PhD
Successfully leading and guiding student discussions requires a range of fairly sophisticated communication skills. At the same time teachers are monitoring what’s being said about the content, they must…
April 7, 2017 Melissa McInnis Brown, PhD, and Teresa Starrett, EdD
A large body of research has documented how students who report strong connectedness with college instructors reap many benefits, including: better persistence (Pascarella & Terenzini, 1978), engagement (Umbach &…
In Effective Teaching Strategies
March 13, 2017 Stephanie Almagno, PhD
As I contemplate my syllabi for a new semester, I possess renewed hope for students eager to discuss anything at 8 a.m., yet I have taught long enough to…
