Music in the Classroom
As faculty, we want our students to achieve, but more than that we want our students to see, at least in some way, that what
Patricia Metthe Todebush and Audrey Cabe
August 30, 2019
Teaching and Learning
A Memo to Students: College and the Real World
To: My Students From: Your Teacher Re: What’s happening in college—is it real? I just read about a senior engineering student who was presenting a
Maryellen Weimer, PhD
August 30, 2019
Helping Students Learn: Insight from Maryellen
As faculty members prepare to start their classes and courses for the 2019 school year, it’s important to remember that not all students attending college
Faculty Focus
August 20, 2019
The Focus is You: Maryellen and a Muscle Car
To kickstart The Focus is You, a short Q&A that features a different Faculty Focus member every Thursday, we’re featuring Maryellen Weimer, editor of The
Faculty Focus
August 8, 2019
What! No Textbook?
The approach to course reading described here is not the result of some altruistic action to save students money on textbooks. Nor was it a
Ed Cunliff, PhD
August 7, 2019
Whose Classroom is It Anyway?
Most would agree the classroom is a place for discourse, reflection, and learning. But, whose class is it? Who’s doing the learning—the teacher or the
Candice Dowd Barnes, EdD, and Patricia Kohler-Evans, EdD
August 2, 2019
Teaching with Analogies: Socks Before Shoes—Order Matters
I have taught mathematics for 38 years and am puzzled by why the analogies I was taught throughout my youth have been lost. I believe
Josephine Johansen
July 31, 2019
Graphic Novels, Innovative Teaching, and Student Engagement in the Classroom
As an instructor who has taught courses in the social sciences, humanities, and interdisciplinary fields, I’ve often considered the ways in which course readings can
Dorian Rhea Debussy, PhD
July 24, 2019
Making Radio: Using Audio for Student Assignments
Elvis (the other one … Costello) was right, “Radio, it’s a sound salvation. Radio, it’s cleaning up the nation.” Radio didn’t die, it was just
Michael Ridley
July 19, 2019
What to Do When a Student is Failing: A Guide for Mentors
One joy of a faculty member in academia is the opportunity to train the next generation of scholars who will continue our work to innovate
David C. Schwebel, PhD
July 15, 2019
