A Teaching Philosophy Journey: Peeling Back the Layers
How do you find your teaching philosophy? How do get to the core of your teaching beliefs and summarize it in a teaching philosophy statement?
Faculty Focus October 15, 2021
Philosophy of Teaching
Lifting as We Climb: A Reflection on Mentorship, Growth, and Leadership in Nursing Education
I had the privilege of attending a nursing conference at Creighton University. From the moment the first keynote speaker began to share, I felt deeply
Maureen Hermann, DNP, MSN, BSN, RN June 13, 2025
How You Can Habituate the Circular Model of Reflection: Before-Action, During-Action, After-Action, and Beyond-Action
As scholar-teachers, we know that the habit of reflection can be a powerful tool for workplace learning and performance, which can separate high-performance professionals from mediocre
Long Le, PhD April 25, 2025
Can We Teach Talent? How Mindsets Can Foster Entrepreneurial Success
Can we teach entrepreneurship? This is a question that has vexed entrepreneurship scholars for generations, and it still is a question that is relevant today
Luan Valério April 4, 2025
Student to Teacher: The Silent Transformation
Why did no one warn me? I was 25 years old, a second-year master’s student, standing in front of 70-plus undergraduates with my heart pounding
Carlie Cunningham February 19, 2025
Being Genuine in the Classroom
A few weeks ago, I went to my daughter’s open house at her high school and had a chance to meet her teachers. One teacher
Douglas L. Howard, PhD January 17, 2025
We Need to Distinguish Applied Humanities from Experiential Learning
Experiential learning is on the rise (Roberts & Welton 2022), perhaps because it can be a pathway to increased student engagement. But the term “experiential
Kathy Hansen, PhD January 8, 2025
Embracing the Silence
First snowflakes of the season today. Winter is settling in out here in the Pennsylvania countryside.
Maryellen Weimer, PhD December 18, 2024
It Makes a Difference When Teachers Care
That’s not a new finding, and it’s something most instructors already know, but it’s the size of the difference that’s often underestimated.
Maryellen Weimer, PhD November 25, 2024
What’s Holding Back Good Teaching?
Has teaching improved? It’s a question I’ve been putting to myself here on the backside of a long career.
Maryellen Weimer, PhD November 8, 2024
Performative Personae? Finding Vulnerability via the Virtual, Authenticity after the Augmented
On a rainy April afternoon, students in the back row of my class whispered to each other as I, increasingly irritated with their disengagement, stood at the chalkboard lecturing on Death of a Salesman.
Katie E. O'Leary November 1, 2024