Faculty Focus

MAY 4, 2025

I was watching as a few of my students took notes while the remaining students sat passively, perhaps hoping my animated gestures and pacing would somehow osmotically transfer my explanation of classical conditioning into their brains. Yet simply abandoning these proven engagement strategies isn’t the answer.

Active Learning 62

Active Learning Activities Learning Minute Papers 62

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 10, 2023

The troubling part is that, according to Best Colleges, the majority of students report their instructors have not openly discussed the use, let alone potential impact of AI on education, careers, or the very disciplines students are investing their time and treasure in pursuing.

Minute Papers 134

Minute Papers Instructors Students Assignments 134

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 10, 2023

The troubling part is that, according to Best Colleges, the majority of students report their instructors have not openly discussed the use, let alone potential impact of AI on education, careers, or the very disciplines students are investing their time and treasure in pursuing.

Minute Papers 119

Minute Papers Instructors Students Assignments 119

Faculty Focus

MAY 4, 2025

I was watching as a few of my students took notes while the remaining students sat passively, perhaps hoping my animated gestures and pacing would somehow osmotically transfer my explanation of classical conditioning into their brains. Yet simply abandoning these proven engagement strategies isn’t the answer.

Active Learning 83

Active Learning Activities Learning Minute Papers 83

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 18, 2024

Here are a few other things you can do to ensure all students feel welcome in your classroom. Co-create classroom norms with your students. This is a great first day of class activity that gets students engaged with each other and the instructor right away. How might this work?

Teaching 119

Teaching Syllabus Feedback Instructors 119

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Make it easy for students to reach you. Provide options such as virtual meeting links for office hours and a discussion board for questions. While by-appointment office hours seem convenient, this practice may inadvertently deter students from reaching out. muddiest point, exit/minute papers, or “How are you doing?”

Instructors 115

Instructors Students Minute Papers Course Design 115

Faculty Focus

JULY 13, 2023

It gives instructors great control over what is taught within a limited time, allowing them to explain complex concepts and clarify confusing points for students. While many of us know by now that lecture alone is incongruent with student learning, didactic lecture remains the dominant form of teaching in college classrooms.

Lecturing 96

Lecturing Instructors Minute Papers Students 96