A Headache-Free Late Work Policy
As a new faculty member, late work was the cause of many headaches. I wanted a policy that would recognize there may be valid reasons
Laura Schisler, PhD
September 23, 2019
Articles
Email Obsessed: Professor Establishes Email Guidelines During the Summer
I am not going to lie…. I’m completely obsessed with email. For several years, email has been deemed the most preferred channel of professional communication
Jennie M. Carr, PhD
September 20, 2019
11 Steps to Planning a Course You’ve Never Taught Before
You wait with anticipation. You receive the email: Course assignments are posted. You click on your Course Assignment. And—you’re assigned to teach a course that
Megan Pietruszewski
September 18, 2019
I Am Not a Robot
When students enroll in online classes, they are often wary and a bit intimidated by the experience. There are a multitude of concerns such as
Kelly Price, PhD, and Julia Price, EdD
September 16, 2019
The First Days of Class: Building Authenticity and Community
Regardless of whether you’ve been teaching for 15 years or 15 minutes, how to act and what to do on the first day of class
Jörg Waltje, PhD, and Aubree Evans, MA
September 13, 2019
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
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 A. 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
