The Five Whys: Helping Students Engage in Deeper Learning
During his time at the Toyota Motor Company, Taiichi Ohno developed a tool for root cause analysis, the technique we know as the five whys.
Sarah Forbes
May 20, 2024
Effective Teaching Strategies
The NPR Model of Teaching through Storytelling
This article first appeared in The Teaching Professor on April 1, 2019 © Magna Publications. All rights reserved. Nearly all dedicated NPR listeners have had the
John Orlando, PhD
May 17, 2024
Should We Teach Students Formulas for Writing?
As writing instructors, we often see students with rigid ideas about what writing is “supposed” to look like: Topic sentence here. Quote Sandwich there. Five-paragraph format to tie
Todd Walker and Jennifer Trainor
May 13, 2024
Is the Sandwich Method Getting Stale? Fresh Approaches to Providing Effective Student Feedback
The “Sandwich Method”—a layer of praise, one of critique, followed by a final layer of praise. This method has been a staple in college classrooms
Melinda McGuire
April 24, 2024
A Call to Educators for Stress Management and Self-Care
Dear Fellow Educators, As we near the end of another semester, I sense a rise in activity and busyness across campus. The stress is starting
Dunja Trunk, PhD
April 12, 2024
Elevating High Impact Teaching Through Continuous Improvement
High impact practices (HIPs) have been in higher education for nearly two decades and include practices that are effective for a wide range of students,
Maria B. Peterson-Ahmad, PhD, Toni Franklin, PhD, and Angelica Addo, MEd
March 29, 2024
Beyond Memorization: Strategies for Long-Term Retention
How can we boost student learning retention in our courses? How can we help our students transform newly acquired information into long-term knowledge they can
Safieh Moghaddam, PhD, and Malama Tsimenis, PhD
March 18, 2024
Effective Learning with Pre-Laboratory Videos: A Practical Teaching Strategy
Crafting an effective teaching experience parallels the art of carpentry as both require a diverse and well-equipped toolbox. Just as a carpenter needs various tools
Chandler Hansen, MS, and Pradeep Malreddy, DVM
January 29, 2024
Increasing Student Success: A Developmental Approach
Just as spring brings the promise of new life, the new year brings hope for a new beginning. It provides an opportunity to identify aspects
Cathy A. Pohan, PhD
January 22, 2024
The Components of the Imagination: Practical Applications of an Innovative but Underused Tool
Calvin and Hobbes has been my favorite comic strip ever since I discovered it in my youth. The comic strip was unique in its visuals,
Micah Mitchell
January 17, 2024
