A Teaching Philosophy Journey: Peeling Back the Layers
How do you find your teaching philosophy? How do get to the core of your teaching beliefs and summarize it in a teaching philosophy statement?
Faculty Focus
October 15, 2021
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Tips from the Pros: Improve Student Learning with Peer Feedback
*This article first appeared in the Teaching Professor on August 1, 2018. © Magna Publications. All rights reserved. As instructors, we often assume that students
John Orlando, PhD
October 15, 2021
A Virtual Method for Delivering a Midterm Assessment Plan (MAP) for Instructors
A Midterm Assessment Plan or MAP is a way for instructors to gauge how students are reacting to a course and to discover possible inefficiencies
Bart Ganzert, EdD, and Jeremiah E. Shipp, EdD
October 13, 2021
Supporting Faculty in Uncertain Times: Five Ideas for Meaningful Dialogue and Reflection
Most higher education professionals are familiar with Centers for Teaching and Learning (CTLs) found within their institutions. CTLs provide professional development opportunities and coaching for
Courtney Plotts, PhD
October 11, 2021
The Appreciative Close: A Strategy for Creating a Classroom Community
This article first appeared in The Teaching Professor on September 4, 2018. © Magna Publications. All rights reserved. “What you appreciate appreciates” (Twist, n.d.). One
Shawn Vecellio, PhD
October 8, 2021
Transforming Asynchronous Learning Spaces
I don’t know any of my students. For 20 years, in our experience learning and teaching online, we knew no one. Like a chapter out
David Coker, EdD, and Tiffany Harris-Marion
October 6, 2021
Applying Vedic Techniques to Online Learning
Often students are unaware that education is a journey from the external to the internal: From information to knowledge and from knowledge to realization. As
Nita Gopal
October 4, 2021
Classroom Cognition: The Science of Learning in Lecture
This article first appeared in the Teaching Professor on April 8, 2019. © Magna Publications. All rights reserved. Students often put in a great deal
Angela Zanardelli Sickler
October 1, 2021
Student Engagement Strategies: Encouraging Behavioral, Emotional, and Cognitive Engagement in Your Course
Some of the most satisfying moments in teaching are when your students are engaged, when they are deeply absorbed in the material and they are
Faculty Focus
September 30, 2021
Why I Went from Proctored Exams to Open-book
March 2020 was a whirlwind. When COVID-19 was first discussed in the news, many of us had no idea what the impact would be. Some
Debbie Fetter, PhD
September 29, 2021