The Power of We
This article first appeared in the Teaching Professor on May 1, 2013. © Magna Publications. All rights reserved. Being a college professor sometimes feels lonely. Yes, we have
Dorothy Leone
May 20, 2022
HIGHER ED TEACHING STRATEGIES FROM MAGNA PUBLICATIONS
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Building a Social and Emotional Learning Community for Our Students
In a world where the need for social and emotional learning is of utmost importance, it is imperative for college and university faculty to get
Stefanie R. Sorbet, EdD
April 4, 2022
Building Back a Sense of Community and Togetherness with Faculty and Students
In November 2019, I was fortunate to take about 20 of our physics students to the Physics Congress (PhysCon) in Providence, Rhode Island. The conference
Matthew J. Wright, PhD
December 10, 2021
How to Structure Your Online Class for Inclusion: Two Principles for Fostering Engagement, Part 2
Principle #1: Build community to foster engagement online A sense of community fosters a sense of belongingness and is critical to student engagement. Building a
Jenae Cohn, PhD, and Courtney Plotts, PhD
March 24, 2021
Building a Virtual Equity-Driven Learning Community
One of the biggest challenges I have as an educator in interior design is to prepare all of my students for success in an industry
Lindsay Tan
February 17, 2021
Embracing Change Without Breaking Stride: Seven Strategies to be an Adaptive Instructor
The pandemic took us all by surprise, and it completely turned our education world upside down. Without many options, instructors had to make extreme adaptations
Jessica Evans
November 11, 2020
Using Attendance Questions to Build Community, Enhance Teaching
“What is one of your pet peeves?” That question is among those I might ask my students at the start of nearly every class session as a way of taking attendance. Asking about pet peeves always elicits a lively, engaged discussion. Faces light up, and everyone wants to share their own personal irritants. This engagement never happens when taking attendance is nothing more than reading names from the roster with an answer of “Here” or “Present.”
Lew Kaye-Skinner PhD
October 30, 2014