Faculty Focus

MAY 4, 2025

Measuring Engagement and Refining Strategy One-minute papers serve as powerful self-assessment tools in my traditional classes. For example, at the end of our discussion on memory formation, I ask students to quickly write down the most important concept they learned and one question they still have.

Active Learning 62

Active Learning Activities Learning Minute Papers 62

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 10, 2023

You might ask what skills or knowledge students believe are critical in the age of AI? At the end of the discussion, have students write an exit ticket or a minute paper to capture their most important takeaways, any shifts they’ve experienced in their attitudes towards AI, and what they might do moving forward.

Minute Papers 134

Minute Papers Instructors Students Assignments 134

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 17, 2023

It requires sincerity, honesty, hard work, expansive knowledge on the subject matter, and sometimes chutzpah. Many instructors have a tendency to overload students with new information during the final minutes of class. She teaches communicative English and English for research paper writing. It is also a challenging job.

Attention 121

Attention Teaching Instructors Minute Papers 121

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 10, 2023

You might ask what skills or knowledge students believe are critical in the age of AI? At the end of the discussion, have students write an exit ticket or a minute paper to capture their most important takeaways, any shifts they’ve experienced in their attitudes towards AI, and what they might do moving forward.

Minute Papers 119

Minute Papers Instructors Students Assignments 119

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 17, 2023

It requires sincerity, honesty, hard work, expansive knowledge on the subject matter, and sometimes chutzpah. Many instructors have a tendency to overload students with new information during the final minutes of class. She teaches communicative English and English for research paper writing. It is also a challenging job.

Attention 96

Attention Teaching Instructors Minute Papers 96

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 18, 2024

In preparing that first course, I focused on what I thought were the essentials of teaching: finalizing the syllabus, picking the readings, and writing the assignments. At the end of class, ask students to share their muddiest point or summarize the big ideas from that class period in a minute paper. How might this work?

Teaching 119

Teaching Syllabus Feedback Instructors 119

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 18, 2024

In preparing that first course, I focused on what I thought were the essentials of teaching: finalizing the syllabus, picking the readings, and writing the assignments. At the end of class, ask students to share their muddiest point or summarize the big ideas from that class period in a minute paper. How might this work?

Teaching 110

Teaching Syllabus Feedback Instructors 110