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. This creates a rhythm that keeps the discussion moving while accommodating varied schedules.

Active Learning 65

Active Learning Activities Learning Minute Papers 65

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Asking a series of questions at the start for students to reflect on individually or with a partner (“ think-pair-share ”) will increase the likelihood of participation. This offers instructors the benefit of understanding where students are at, if the experience was beneficial, and what concerns might be left unaddressed.

Minute Papers 134

Minute Papers Instructors Students Assignments 134

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. Encourage student participation.

Teaching 119

Teaching Syllabus Feedback Instructors 119

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Asking a series of questions at the start for students to reflect on individually or with a partner (“ think-pair-share ”) will increase the likelihood of participation. This offers instructors the benefit of understanding where students are at, if the experience was beneficial, and what concerns might be left unaddressed.

Minute Papers 119

Minute Papers Instructors Students Assignments 119

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. Encourage student participation.

Teaching 111

Teaching Syllabus Feedback Instructors 111

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 97

Lecturing Instructors Minute Papers Students 97

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 97

Lecturing Instructors Minute Papers Students 97