Faculty Focus

MAY 4, 2025

These parallel yet distinct teaching environments demand intentional strategies that can adapt while maintaining their power to actively engage students in the learning process. Instead, we need to reimagine active learning for both spaces, maintaining the core principles while adapting the execution.

Active Learning 62

Active Learning Activities Learning Minute Papers 62

Faculty Focus

MAY 4, 2025

These parallel yet distinct teaching environments demand intentional strategies that can adapt while maintaining their power to actively engage students in the learning process. Instead, we need to reimagine active learning for both spaces, maintaining the core principles while adapting the execution.

Active Learning 83

Active Learning Activities Learning Minute Papers 83

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 18, 2024

Take a few minutes to get ready (open your slides, organize the handouts, etc.) and then use the rest of the time to chat with your students about their weekends, their pets, their favorite sports teams – whatever helps you learn a bit more about them and communicate you are interested in them as people.

Teaching 119

Teaching Syllabus Feedback Instructors 119

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 18, 2024

Take a few minutes to get ready (open your slides, organize the handouts, etc.) and then use the rest of the time to chat with your students about their weekends, their pets, their favorite sports teams – whatever helps you learn a bit more about them and communicate you are interested in them as people.

Teaching 110

Teaching Syllabus Feedback Instructors 110

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Therefore, this activity allows students to leave their comfort zone and learn to accommodate different cultural norms/perceptions. Appraisal Students’ enthusiasm for this activity indicates the activity is highly effective in providing them with opportunities to learn more about intercultural communication.

Culture 104

Culture Communication Instructors Lecturing 104

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Therefore, this activity allows students to leave their comfort zone and learn to accommodate different cultural norms/perceptions. Appraisal Students’ enthusiasm for this activity indicates the activity is highly effective in providing them with opportunities to learn more about intercultural communication.

Culture 102

Culture Communication Instructors Lecturing 102

Scholarly Teacher

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Example: If a colleague dislikes introducing additional evaluation tools to their course, you may suggest they ask their students to complete a minute paper during a single class session. Are we coming from a place of understanding and empathy or judgment and condescension?

Teaching 52

Teaching Minute Papers Motivation Discussions 52