Reimagining Syllabus Day
One of the most important days of the semester is the first day of class. Reimagining the traditional “syllabus day” to an engaged “preview day”
Anthony Lacina, DHSc
January 31, 2024
Course Design
Fostering Career Everywhere: Innovative Approaches to Career Readiness
This article highlights strategies employed across varied disciplines, and at various levels, at the University of Arizona and demonstrates that a “career everywhere” approach is
Spencer L. Willis, Jr., DrPH, Christy M. Ball, MEd, and Joel A. Muraco, PhD
January 15, 2024
Repainting the Work-Life Line
When I started my encore career as an adjunct professor, I threw myself into the one class I was teaching, eager to update myself on
Lisa Lawmaster Hess
January 12, 2024
Creating a Course Calendar that Aligns to the Rhythms of the Semester
This article first appeared in The Teaching Professor on January 4, 2018. © Magna Publications. All rights reserved. For more articles like this, check out a monthly or
Lolita Paff, PhD
December 18, 2023
Learning by Working Together: Developing and Checking for Group Integration Across Diverse Disciplinary Cohorts
Often, at the higher education level, instruction is provided to classes that consist of diverse groups of students from various course cohorts or disciplines. This
Russ Woodward, Mandy Boyd, and Ian Rodwell
October 25, 2023
Enhancing Face-to-Face Education: Leveraging Learning Management Systems for Student Success
In my experience working with face-to-face faculty, I have observed a wide range of usage patterns regarding the Learning Management System (LMS). During the peak
Angie Fedon, PhD
October 16, 2023
Reflecting on Your Welcome Back Session
Are you thinking that your Welcome Back session with students reflected the “being back part” but missed the “welcoming” part? Did you meet your intended
Katherine Orlando, EdD
September 15, 2023
Six Approaches for Sharing Assignment Due Dates
Gather a group of faculty and mention the perennial problem of students turning in assigned work late, and you will often encounter a range of
Laura Schisler, PhD, and Melissa Locher, EdD
September 13, 2023
Using Content Disclosures in Our Courses
We want students to have positive experiences in our courses. The college classroom is a unique space where students are empowered to think critically about
Noah D. Renken, Ashley A. Schiffer, and Donald A. Saucier, PhD
September 11, 2023
What a Cool Syllabus…But is It Accessible?
Recently, I attended a conference and was sharing my new visual syllabus with some colleagues. After several interactions, I noticed the most frequent comment was,
Teresa Thompson
September 1, 2023
