Five Things I Wish I Knew My First Semester
My first semester as a faculty member taught me something I wish I had understood on day one: most of the stress did not come
Peter Szawranskyj
July 20, 2026
Articles
Still the Teacher: How California’s AI Law Keeps You at the Center
Picture this: A colleague spends Sunday night feeding her lesson outline into an AI tool, gets back a polished set of discussion questions, and walks
David E. Balch, PhD, and Robert Blanck, MA
July 17, 2026
Designing a Course Students Want to Screenshot
He was there to learn accounting, not comment on my course design. But midway through a Zoom call in the fall of 2025, one of my online
Jennifer Coon, CIA, CFE
July 15, 2026
AI Didn’t Break Assessment: It Exposed What Was Already Broken
In a world of instant content, the value of learning lives in how students think, apply, and transform understanding over time. The recent attention around tools
Dr. Lisa Clark
July 13, 2026
The Importance of Recognizing Innovative Part-Time Instructors
Historically, higher education has been at the forefront of social change, not only in the United States but also in classrooms and cultures around the world. Considering
Cole Palmer, MEd, and Michaella Thornton, MFA
July 10, 2026
Tech Change: A Faculty Survival Guide from the IT Side
Faculty are not resistant to technology — they’re overwhelmed by how quickly it arrives. Faculty today are navigating more digital transitions than ever before, including new learning platforms, AI policies,
Chelsea Searcy
July 8, 2026
Course Design as an Act of Care
Faculty reflections contributed by: Annette Miles, PhD, Helen Krauthamer, PhD, and Uzma Amir Designing a learning experience is too often treated as a workflow task rather than a relational practice. It
Julian King, MEd, and Catherine Patterson
July 6, 2026
Thinking Beyond AI in College: How English Major Students Can Explore Literature through Geography
English literature classrooms in universities across the globe are grappling with an unprecedented technological force, which is, artificial intelligence. We are currently navigating contested ideas
Manjima Misra
July 3, 2026
The Dopamine Dilemma: How Instant AI Gratification Fuels Over-Reliance and Undermines Critical Thinking
Have you ever found yourself reaching for an artificial intelligence (AI) tool like ChatGPT or Gemini before even attempting to solve a problem on your own? If
Laura Landon, OTD, OTR/L, and Michael Kiener, PhD, CRC
July 1, 2026
Peer-Generated Application Retrieval: A Simple Activity to Increase Student Interest and Engagement
As a professor teaching a variety of undergraduate psychology courses, my teaching philosophy centers on building meaningful connections between course material and students’ real-life experiences. When
Yuqing Zou, PhD
June 29, 2026
