Combating the Curve
Lecturing is one of the most traditional methods of teaching in higher education. On any given day, there are hundreds of lectures being delivered in
Lecturing is one of the most traditional methods of teaching in higher education. On any given day, there are hundreds of lectures being delivered in
We live in a time of never-before held access to information, which means educators must compete with a wide-ranging array of media for the finite
I found the article, “Testing and Assessment: Looking in the Wrong Places” by Dr. Caristi (Faculty Focus, 11 Sept. 2019) interesting. But, if I am
Most of us teaching at the college level like to read. We read professional materials, and we read for pleasure. We know firsthand that much
There is a vast pedagogical literature spelling out the benefits of student engagement and active participation (1). A recent meta-analysis study of 225 active learning
Regardless of one’s academic discipline or the courses that we teach, college faculty members share a responsibility to prepare our students for success in our
Isaac Newton first conceptualized the idea of gravity when an apple fell on his head. This moment was simple, but inspirational—with a huge impact on
With written communication becoming increasingly multimodal—from newspaper websites to your social media feed to your learning management system’s announcements page—researchers and practitioners alike have made
When I began designing my course activities, I needed a model that would include all modalities of the learning processes. As my blueprint, I chose
Why did the chicken cross the road? To get to the other side. Why did the chicken cross the playground? To get to the other
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