Marie K. Norman, PhD and Michael Bridges, PhD, Author at The Teaching Professor

Four Horsemen of the Teaching Apocalypse

Marie K. Norman, PhD and Michael Bridges, PhD Mar 01

Four problems account for the lion’s share of serious teaching problems: Misalignment Expert blind spot Content overload Over-identification An overstatement? Perhaps, but over the many years we’ve worked with faculty in a wide range of disciplines, we’ve seen these ...

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Motivating Students, Self-regulated Learning

Mindset and Stereotype Threat: Small Interventions That Make a Big Difference

Marie K. Norman, PhD and Michael Bridges, PhD Jan 11

What if there were a simple classroom exercise that could create positive and lasting effects on the academic performance and persistence of students—in particular, students who are under-represented in your field? It turns out there is. ...

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