Assignments: A Theme for the Coming Semester
Maryellen Weimer
January 3, 2019
One of the luxuries of this online format that we didn’t have when The Teaching Professor was a print publication is the ability to pursue
One of the luxuries of this online format that we didn’t have when The Teaching Professor was a print publication is the ability to pursue
Sometimes it isn’t all that easy to see that you’ve learned something or are in the process of doing so. I have sat with many
Concern about how students study is widespread. Considerable research has shown that students don’t make use of strategies known to enhance exam performance, long-term retention,
First snowflakes of the season today. Winter is settling in out here in the Pennsylvania countryside. It’s quiet, no birdsongs in the morning, few leaves
There’s a new book out called Activating a Teaching-Learning Philosophy. The word “activating” caught my attention. To me that says “doing something about your teaching-learning
When I meet with faculty, I often talk about the importance of moving our conversations about teaching beyond the “tips and tricks” to the kind
How good are your students at looking over their work and assessing the quality? Can they identify its strengths and say where it needs more
In many courses, students struggle to master the technical language of the discipline. The meaning of new terms is usually not obvious or intuitive. Moreover,
Intellectual messiness is one of those perfect descriptors. I’m not sure where it originated, but I do like it, probably because messiness abounds in my
Some courses are more difficult to teach than others, and I think we’d all agree that general education courses are among the hardest courses to
