The Teaching Professor
Humor has a place in education. College teachers can use it to create a welcoming classroom environment, increase learning, improve attendance, and reduce test anxiety (Banas, Dunbar, Rodriguez, & Liu, ...
When a new movie comes out, people often watch the trailer to decide whether they ...
Most faculty don’t respond enthusiastically to the idea of students doing exam or quiz work ...
One of my primary objectives in my upper-level history classes is for students to develop ...
College student mental health is currently receiving a great deal of attention. Over the last ...
Many faculty and institutions are turning to open educational resources (OER) to lower costs to ...
A year ago I received the worst student ratings of instruction (SRIs) in my 28 ...
As instructors, we want our students to be self-directed learners. We want them to be ...
Whether for a newly minted PhD or a subject-matter expert plucked from outside academia, starting ...
Research has shown that using formative assessment to inform instruction is one of the most ...
Students can learn from and with each other in groups; that’s been well-established in the ...
It is well-known that reflection is a key to learning and retention. Our minds are ...
We all want students to come to class prepared, having done the readings, and ready ...
How Do I Create a Class That Supports First-Year Students?
In this 20-minute session, viewers will learn several design-based supports for first-year students, how to facilitate in a way that builds students’ classroom skills, and how to plan and implement evaluations to continue to support students during their educational journeys. Watch Now »
When I was an undergraduate, I distinctly remember my political science professor informing the class, ...
Do you have a system or standard process for prepping a course you’ve taught before? ...
Do the things we know about how students learn apply to faculty when they’re learning about teaching? That question follows me around. I think about for a while, forget it, ...
When a new movie comes out, people often watch the trailer to decide whether they want to see it. Similarly, our eyes are immediately drawn to a video on the ...
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