Getting Your Students to Engage with Course Readings
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
Fiona Hunt, MLIS
July 24, 2020
Effective Teaching Strategies
A Starter Activity to Begin Any Class
What can you implement in your classes that can review content, establish a foundation for the day’s topic, encourage student participation, and get students prepared
Laura Schisler, PhD
July 20, 2020
A Virtual Conference with Songs, Dragons, and Two Minute Breaks
A song of the day. Dungeons & Dragons. Foldable, flap notes. Plickers. This is only a glimpse of the tactics the 2020 Teaching Professor Virtual
Tierney King
July 17, 2020
Helping Students Develop Digital Content Curation Skills
In our 24/7, always-connected world where we are inundated with information from all sides, the ability to identify quality resources to inform our research and
Brad Garner, PhD
June 26, 2020
Engagement to Autonomy: Four Strategies for Face-to-Face or Online Learning in First-Year Experience Courses
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
Paty Cantu, MA, and Hayley Kazen, PhD
June 15, 2020
Engaging a Village: Effective Strategies to Reach Every Corner of the Lecture Hall
As educators, we often struggle to provide an effective learning environment for the students who are easily distracted and clamoring for more support. Technology in
Leanne Adams and Suzanne E. Cansler
June 10, 2020
Encouraging Your Students Through a Three-Column Activity
Since accepting my first tenure-track faculty position, I have wanted to create a safe environment for students to ask questions and discuss concepts. My passion
Nasrin Mirsaleh-Kohan, PhD
May 27, 2020
The Importance of Saying Goodbye to Your Students in Times of Uncertainty
This spring our campuses were closed, and we quickly moved all classes online due to COVID-19. Though we have continued to work and teach together,
Ann Obermann, PhD
May 6, 2020
Q&A: A Virtual Chat with a Few of Our Teaching Professor Conference Presenters
The Teaching Professor Conference is an event where educators who are passionate about the art and science of teaching gather every year. This year, the
Tierney King
May 1, 2020
Lighting the Path: Making Connections Between Classes and Careers
Students can have a hard time seeing how general education requirements and foundational classes help them achieve their goals. Students, especially adult learners, want to
Nathan Pritts, PhD
April 22, 2020
