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19.12.2024
First snowflakes of the season today. Winter is settling in out here in the Pennsylvania countryside. It’s quiet, no birdsongs in the morning,
16.12.2024
Do you have a system or standard process for prepping a course you’ve taught before? Where do you start? Early in my career, “one chapter
13.12.2024
We often hear from our colleagues that our students are not resilient, they are difficult, they seem to always have excuses, and often need
11.12.2024
Many of you reading this article are online teachers and I would like to start by asking two questions: Are you a good online teacher?
09.12.2024
Teaching is a dynamic endeavor. As instructors, we are continually looking for ways to grow and improve. We want to make sure that we are
06.12.2024
The landscape of higher education has witnessed a significant shift in recent years, with an increasing number of students opting for
04.12.2024
In the evolving landscape of online education, post pandemic, it has become increasingly essential to use technology to foster
02.12.2024
In today's diverse and rapidly evolving media landscape—spanning traditional television broadcasts, online platforms, and increasingly
27.11.2024
“What you appreciate appreciates” (Twist, n.d.). One of the practices I have employed in most of my classes during the past several years is
26.11.2024
That’s not a new finding, and it’s something most instructors already know, but it’s the size of the difference that’s often underestimated.
23.11.2024
Too often, faculty make content coverage the focus of lesson planning. They plan their courses around the topics they need to cover, which
21.11.2024
I ’m a writing instructor in higher education. I’m also a writing specialist in a support center. I work with students from all disciplines
19.11.2024
The evolving landscape of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) in higher education is reshaping the role of Chief Diversity
16.11.2024
Like birthdays, anniversaries are occasions for reflection, and as I approach the fifth anniversary of my teaching career, I find that my
14.11.2024
One of the persistent challenges in second language acquisition (SLA), especially within the communicative approach, is how to incorporate
12.11.2024
As the number of universities offering fully online-only courses increases, a new set of challenges arises for students and professors.
09.11.2024
Has teaching improved? Has teaching improved? It’s a question I’ve been putting to myself here on the backside of a long career. Without
07.11.2024
Unlike previous methods, the Likert scale allowed for the summation of individual Likert-type item scores to create a composite score
04.11.2024
As educators, we often fall into a trap that we know what’s best for our students. As a result, we often give them assessments
01.11.2024
On a rainy April afternoon, students in the back row of my class whispered to each other as I, increasingly irritated with their
30.10.2024
As educators, we’re always looking for ways to engage students with practical, real-world applications of business concepts.
28.10.2024
Connecting with students is a step towards increasing engagement in the classroom—whether face-to-face or online.
25.10.2024
Snapchat is probably the most popular social media app among those under 30.
23.10.2024
At the collegiate level, many students who choose a business major are aiming for careers in management within organizations or roles in
21.10.2024
As the fall semester approaches, faculty are presented with new courses, students, and ever-evolving challenges.
18.10.2024
What makes some teachers more effective than others? Throughout my teaching career, I have asked numerous colleagues, mentors
17.10.2024
Collaborative learning is an educational environment where students work together in smaller groups to achieve a common goal.
14.10.2024
When preparing for a new term, there is much to consider. Textbooks and course materials to review, syllabi to update,
11.10.2024
A new study in Active Learning in Higher Education (see reference below) motivated me to take another look at the research on student self
09.10.2024
Marketing educators face the challenge of equipping students with practical skills that reflect current industry trends.
07.10.2024
As we prepared for the start of Fall semester 2024, there was buzz around our campus about administration raising the caps in our condensed
04.10.2024
When students learn there will be group work in a course, they often let up a collective groan. Group work tends to leave a bad taste
02.10.2024
I recently transitioned to teaching a financial accounting course for first and second semester seniors majoring in finance.
30.09.2024
This project tasked cross-course groups to collaborate with each other to conduct research on a social justice movement and to develop
27.09.2024
There is no shortage of productivity and efficiency advice for entrepreneurs. An overflowing supply of books, websites, newsletters, podcasts
25.09.2024
Having never viewed myself as an expert and periodically believed I’m an imposter just waiting to be found out
23.09.2024
Back in 2018, I decided to take the plunge and move to an OER textbook. Now, for those who aren’t familiar, OER
20.09.2024
It is often said that much, if not most, of communication comes not in what we say but in how we say it.
18.09.2024
Several years ago a student who was not doing well in my class reached out to me regarding some issues that they were having with completing
16.09.2024
It started with a yawn. I saw it contagiously meander through the classroom. I was reviewing punctuation rules with my students, and I had to