“The teaching life is the life of the explorer, the creator, constructing the classroom for free exploration. It is about engagement. It takes courage. It
In his seminal text, Scholarship Reconsidered: Priorities of the Professoriate, Ernest Boyer (1990) directed attention to the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL). Those faculty
Introduction Interdisciplinarity is a “knowledge view and curriculum approach that consciously applies methodology and language from more than one discipline to examine a central theme,
“Does anyone have a growth mindset moment to share?” I asked this question at the start of most of my first-year seminar courses last fall.
This article first appeared in the Teaching Professor on July 19, 2017. © Magna Publications. All rights reserved. It is time to bid farewell to a career
This article first appeared in the Teaching Professor on April 1, 2018. © Magna Publications. All rights reserved. During my recent sabbatical, I had the unique opportunity
How are your students doing this semester with their assignments? This is not a trick question, I promise! In my role as a consultant in
“I am just terrible at writing,” she says. “I have always been terrible at writing. I just cannot write well. That is why my grades
Are you ready to devote three days to recharge your batteries and level up your classroom competence? At the Teaching Professor Conference you’ll meet with
This article first appeared in the Teaching Professor on September 3, 2019. © Magna Publications. All rights reserved. A few months after I received my university’s undergraduate
Writing a grant proposal can be an intimidating (yet valuable) process. As a professor, you will undoubtedly observe gaps that could benefit from a deeper understanding,
