Embracing the Silence
First snowflakes of the season today. Winter is settling in out here in the Pennsylvania countryside.
Maryellen Weimer, PhD
December 18, 2024
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Maryellen Weimer, PhD
It Makes a Difference When Teachers Care
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.
Maryellen Weimer, PhD
November 25, 2024
What’s Holding Back Good Teaching?
Has teaching improved? It’s a question I’ve been putting to myself here on the backside of a long career.
Maryellen Weimer, PhD
November 8, 2024
Students and Self-Assessment: Is Accuracy Possible?
A new study in Active Learning in Higher Education (see reference below) motivated me to take another look at the research on student self-assessment.
Maryellen Weimer, PhD
October 11, 2024
The Thrill is Gone: What to Do When Your Course Doesn’t Excite You
A new academic year is about to begin, and, well, there’s this course-maybe more than one-that you’re not exactly bristling with excitement to reach. What should you do?
Maryellen Weimer, PhD
August 9, 2024
A Respect for Intellectual Messiness
This article first appeared in The Teaching Professor on November 19, 2018© Magna Publications. All rights reserved. Try a FREE three-week trial of The Teaching Professor! Intellectual messiness is
Maryellen Weimer, PhD
July 26, 2024
When Students Don’t Like What They’re Doing: Applications for Group Work
When I look at the various articles and comments in the Teaching Professor collection, group work continues to be a regular topic. It’s proved itself
Maryellen Weimer, PhD
July 12, 2024
Five Keys to Motivating Students
Recently I had reason to revisit Paul Pintrich’s meta-analysis on motivating students. It’s still the piece I most often see referenced when it comes to
Maryellen Weimer, PhD
July 1, 2024
What Does Student Engagement Look Like?
Engagement – it’s another one of those words that’s regularly bandied about in higher education. We talk about it like we know what it means,
Maryellen Weimer, PhD
June 28, 2024
Thinking about What Happened. . .
This article first appeared in The Teaching Professor on June 27, 2018 © Magna Publications. All rights reserved. When a discussion didn’t go anywhere.When a group couldn’t seem
Maryellen Weimer, PhD
June 7, 2024