I said to myself in spring of 2019, after reading through the final papers for a class, “I cannot read another history research paper.” I
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
A song of the day. Dungeons & Dragons. Foldable, flap notes. Plickers. This is only a glimpse of the tactics the 2020 Teaching Professor Virtual
“Okay, anyone have any questions? . . . No? Then let’s do it with the music. We’ll start the combination to the right.” The instructor,
Connecting with students is one of the most rewarding aspects of a professor’s job. Some faculty hesitate to teach online, frequently offering the rationale: “I
This article is featured in the resource guide, Effective Online Teaching Strategies. “What are we supposed to be doing?” said every student at least once
Many years after graduating with our undergraduate degrees, we can still remember the stress of being a student. One lesson that stands out from those
Last spring, my college, like so many other schools, made a dramatic mid-semester pivot from face-to-face instruction to online classes. It was trial by fire
You just submitted grades and you’re getting ready to teach again. You remember how your classes went, but each time you start planning, you wonder
On Friday, March 13th, I received the email. In response to the rising coronavirus pandemic, we were moving to one week of online instruction. Five
