Upcoming Themes and Deadlines

Upcoming Themes and Deadlines

September 2023: Classroom climate (deadline July 21)

Potential topics

• Hot moments and how to handle them (e.g., offensive remarks; when course material sparks a charged discussion you weren’t prepared for)
• The connection between diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts and learning outcomes (what does the research say?)
• The challenges of creating a supportive and inclusive classroom environment at a time when rights of vulnerable groups are under threat

October 2023: Grading and feedback (deadline August 18)

Potential topics

• How to get students to focus on feedback, not the letter or percentage grade
• Providing efficient and effective feedback
• Managing large volumes of grading
• What to do when you just don’t know what to say about student work

November 2023: Student engagement (deadline September 15)

Potential topics

• What do we mean by “engagement”? How can we promote engagement, and to what extent can we measure or even observe it?
• What does engagement mean to students?
• What about student disengagement—or refusal to engage? Are there ways it can be productive?

December 2023: Artificial intelligence and student learning (deadline October 20)

Potential topics

• What students know and believe about generative AI (e.g., as demonstrated by surprising uses)
• Uses of AI that promote learning
• AI as an obstacle to learning
• Revising policies to account for generative AI (academic integrity, citation practices, etc.)
• AI’s implications for career preparation and postcollegiate success—and ways to address them
• Historical precedents for the current moment

January 2024: Preparing to teach (deadline November 20)

Details forthcoming

If you have questions about upcoming themes or suitable topics, please contact The Teaching Professor‘s managing editor, Jon Crylen (jon.crylen@magnapubs.com). See also our submission guidelines.