The Focus is You: Katrina Gundling and a Mud Hut
The Focus is You will now occur just once a month. We have other exciting things to share with you on Thursdays, like our new,
Faculty Focus
September 12, 2019
Articles
Testing and Assessment: Looking in the Wrong Places
A bunch of guys had a late afternoon game of touch football in a field. As it started getting dark and the players moved toward
Dom Caristi, PhD
September 11, 2019
Multi-Faculty Collaboration to Design Online General Studies Courses
In the face-to-face classroom, each faculty member typically designs and teaches their own course with minimal input from departmental colleagues. Reflective of this approach, many
B. Jean Mandernach, PhD
September 10, 2019
Bringing PEACE to the Classroom
One of the most intriguing, and perhaps intimidating, aspects of walking into a class for the first time and introducing yourself is deciding who you
Donald Saucier, PhD
September 9, 2019
First Day of Class Activities that Create a Climate for Learning
There’s no discounting the importance of the first day of class. What happens that day sets the tone for the rest of the course. Outlined
Maryellen Weimer, PhD
September 6, 2019
In the Halls of the King Under the Mountain (of Grading)
A very short trip to a time long ago J. R. R. Tolkien’s famous 1937 fantasy book, The Hobbit, introduces among its heroes a fierce
Thomas J. Tobin PhD
September 4, 2019
Music in the Classroom
As faculty, we want our students to achieve, but more than that we want our students to see, at least in some way, that what
Patricia Metthe Todebush and Audrey Cabe
August 30, 2019
A Memo to Students: College and the Real World
To: My Students From: Your Teacher Re: What’s happening in college—is it real? I just read about a senior engineering student who was presenting a
Maryellen Weimer, PhD
August 30, 2019
The Focus is You: Angela Britcher and the Faculty World
This week on The Focus is You, we’re getting to know Angela Britcher who works in instructional design, faculty training, and content writing. We’ve catered
Faculty Focus
August 29, 2019
Encouragement for Online Learners
This article is featured in the resource guide, Effective Online Teaching Strategies. Prior to every course, faculty should consider how they can connect with their
Jeremiah E. Shipp, EdD
August 28, 2019
