…This meme represents a common complaint among college instructors, particularly those who teach online classes: that students do not follow syllabus instructions. In many on-campus classes, instructors devote at least…
…practice on that first day. This early outreach benefits your course in at least four ways. Students implicitly see that, through your early communication, the low-level student activity they associate…
…beliefs. Comfort should not be guaranteed though. As we know from various learning and identity development theories, growth comes from dissonance or times when your beliefs do not match lived…
…the human mind to a database that can download whatever information it is given without error. But the human mind is not like a computer. Whereas a computer can record…
…experience for experience’s sake. Content-driven courses are also enhanced by the addition of a reflective component. In the case of outdoor education, we might add a journal assignment or include…
…recommendations). We can and should acknowledge (and name!) the grumpy time, use this common experience to commiserate with colleagues, and crowdsource ideas about how to deal with the teaching and…
…her needs, and whether they provided support and comfort during her hospital stay. The second carative factor is “clinical competence,” which focuses on ensuring that the care provided is evidence-based…
…other courses to increase student confidence and success. However, I have come to believe that these two courses are not enough. Evidence from student work has demonstrated that there is…
