It Makes a Difference When Teachers Care
That’s not a new finding, and it’s something most instructors already know, but it’s the size of the difference that’s often underestimated.
Maryellen Weimer, PhD
November 25, 2024
Articles
Teaching Students, Not Subjects
Too often, faculty make content coverage the focus of lesson planning. They plan their courses around the topics they need to cover, which usually leads to them motoring through information that their students are supposed to write down and retain
John Orlando, PhD
November 22, 2024
The Impact of Non-Evaluative Feedback and Mindfulness in Writing
I’m a writing instructor in higher education. I’m also a writing specialist in a support center. I work with students from all disciplines and cultural and linguistic backgrounds where I cover the whole spectrum of writing instruction.
Nadia Moraglio, MA
November 20, 2024
The Evolving Landscape of Diversity and Inclusion Management in Higher Education
The evolving landscape of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) in higher education is reshaping the role of Chief Diversity Officers (CDOs) (El-Amin, 2022b).
Abeni El-Amin, PhD, EdD
November 18, 2024
The Things I Did Badly: Looking Back on My First Five Years of Teaching
Like birthdays, anniversaries are occasions for reflection, and as I approach the fifth anniversary of my teaching career, I find that my thoughts are drawn to the things that I did badly.
Graham Broad, PhD
November 15, 2024
The Role of Writing in Communicative Language Teaching: An Investigation of an AI-Integrated Classroom Activity
One of the persistent challenges in second language acquisition (SLA), especially within the communicative approach, is how to incorporate writing in a way that feels meaningful and beneficial to students.
Angela Rodriguez Mooney, PhD & Ann Wheeler, PhD
November 13, 2024
Creating Active Virtual Learning Communities in Asynchronous Online College Courses: Why it Matters and Ideas to Try
As the number of universities offering fully online-only courses increases, a new set of challenges arises for students and professors.
Michaine Ashley, EdD
November 11, 2024
What’s Holding Back Good Teaching?
Has teaching improved? It’s a question I’ve been putting to myself here on the backside of a long career.
Maryellen Weimer, PhD
November 8, 2024
Using Responses to Likert-Type Items in Qualitative Research
Using Likert-type items in qualitative research is both common and a topic of debate among researchers.
John Bryan, DBA, and Donna Graham, MEd, PhD
November 6, 2024
Redefining Assessment: Empowering Students through a Blended Approach
As educators, we often fall into a trap that we know what’s best for our students. As a result, we often give them assessments (e.g. homework, activities) to hone their knowledge or skills and gauge their progress, and then we often give additional assessments to ensure they have met the learning objectives.
Abby L Kalkstein, PhD, and Justin L. Rheubert
November 4, 2024
