The Word “Flow” Has to Go
George Lakoff and Mark Johnson’s 1980 book Metaphors We Live By famously catalogued the way metaphors influence the way we think, speak, and act. Some
Daniel Couch
November 2, 2020
Philosophy of Teaching
From Helpless to Satisfied: Rise Up in Your Teaching with Lessons from Hamilton
As we begin teaching this fall semester, we continue to face unprecedented challenges due to the COVID-19 global pandemic. Many of us have been forced
Donald A. Saucier, PhD, and Tucker L. Jones, MS
October 21, 2020
Teaching Philosophies: Your Teaching Soul in Document Form
Recently, I was asked to work with faculty on, among other things, writing teaching philosophies. During preparation for the workshop, I reviewed my own teaching
Judy Schulze, EdS
June 12, 2020
Like the Phoenix: Finding New Life in an Online Course
It was Friday, March 12, 2020—the end of a long week of “What Ifs.” What if Covid-19 spreads across the U.S.? What if our university
Mary Hoeft
May 18, 2020
Mindfulness in the (Online) Classroom
As a teacher of writing and mindfulness, I often use cross-genre approaches in my classrooms. For my writing classrooms, that might mean simple breath work,
Aurora D. Bonner
April 20, 2020
Leading Our Classes Through Times of Crisis with Engagement and PEACE
This article is featured in the resource guide, Effective Online Teaching Strategies. The worldwide COVID-19 pandemic has caused a fast and radical shift across colleges
Donald A. Saucier, PhD, and Tucker L. Jones, MS
March 25, 2020
The Four Agreements in Academia
While I have read the book The Four Agreements five times, I had not perused this book since I accepted a professorship in 2012. When
Emily Faulconer, PhD
March 9, 2020
Defining and Denouncing Student Shaming: A Teacher’s Reflection
*Editor’s note: Every so often we like to give Faculty Focus readers an inside look into The Teaching Professor. The following article was recently featured
Katie E. O'Leary
February 10, 2020
Purposeful Pauses and Mindful Communication: Good Techniques for Teachers
The life of a faculty member is filled with noisy busyness—planning class sessions, grading, meeting with students, advising, committee work, research, scholarship, and publications. We
Tena Long Golding, PhD
January 17, 2020
The Focus is You: Bonnie Slavych
This month’s The Focus is You features Bonnie Slavych, PhD, assistant professor of Communication Disorders at the University of Central Missouri. After Slavych’s first semester
Faculty Focus
October 10, 2019
