The Teaching Professor
In an era of hyper-focus on students’ academic performance, is it possible that schoolwork is actually too easy? I recognize that this might seem a strange question, given how much ...
I am thankful for Jennifer Trainor’s insightful “Assignment Details: What if You Provide Too Many?” ...
Ever since reading the article about how Professor Ashok Goel used bots to enhance the ...
This installment of our continuing series on assignments is devoted to assignment clarity. We believe ...
Students Writing
Let’s never read student writing again. In fact, let’s not even talk about it. Not ...
Saint Leo University’s master’s degree programs in Education and Educational Specialist both have qualitative research ...
Long before the written word, humans relied on stories to entertain, instruct, and preserve cultural ...
Many instructors realize the value of teaching students fundamental concepts rather than focusing on details. ...
Every year I teach a compulsory first-year course on the basics of psychology, which includes ...
Most online instructors fall back on tried-and-true writing assignments and the LMS discussion forum to ...
When our teaching focuses entirely on learning outcomes, we can become narrowly focused on seeing ...
Faculty tend to lament that student evaluations are just opportunities for students with bad grades ...
We’re interested in assignments. To us, they seem like a vital aspect of instruction that ...
What Behavioral Changes Can I Make to Inspire Enthusiasm in My Classroom?
In this 20-Minute Mentor, Flower Darby explains the phenomena of emotional contagion and affective crossover, both rooted in the science of emotion. Watch Now »
There is comfort in things that are black or white, isn’t there? It feels good ...
Listening is important—everyone agrees. Would there be any point talking if no one listened? And ...
In a commentary about to be published in College Teaching, author and teacher Ellen Ballock writes about a set of student papers she found disappointing. I’m guessing that will resonant ...
Saint Leo University’s master’s degree programs in Education and Educational Specialist both have qualitative research courses that students find challenging. The courses are especially challenging for those students enrolled in ...
"Teachers simply must do more to help students move beyond this fear of making mistakes. Mistakes are an inherent part of learning."
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