Skillful Teaching: Core Assumptions
Maryellen Weimer
April 30, 2015
Stephen Brookfield is out with a third edition of The Skillful Teacher. Only a handful of books on teaching make it past the first edition
Stephen Brookfield is out with a third edition of The Skillful Teacher. Only a handful of books on teaching make it past the first edition
Faculty rely on quizzes for a couple of reasons. They motivate most students to keep up with their class work and, if they’re unannounced, they
The two professors who developed this assignment created it “to help us engage more directly with students about their writing.” (p. 146) Most teachers who
When using groups, teachers can form the groups or they can let students select their group members. When the groups are only working together for
At this point in my career, I am expected to mentor others. It’s something I enjoy and it has never felt like an obligation. However,
Cheating continues to be a pervasive problem in college courses. Institutions have policies designed to prevent it and faculty employ a range of strategies that
We know a lot about teaching and learning, but our knowledge is scattered across three separate domains.
Educational research
The first knowledge domain is
The design of assignments, that is, the actions required to complete them, shapes the learning that results. We know this, but do we make the
I’ve been asked to give a talk that explores some of the top teaching-learning lessons learned in the past 15 years. It’s a good reflection
Occasionally I read old issues of the newsletter, usually looking for something I vaguely remember. Sometimes I find it and other times I don’t, but
