Leadership Not Just for Administrators
Colleges and universities need leadership at every level, but often faculty are reluctant to lend their leadership abilities because the notion of them as leaders
Rob Kelly
August 19, 2008
Articles
Active Online Learning Prepares Students for the Workplace, Reflects Changing Learning Styles Preferences
Changing workplace demands and student learning style preferences require that instructors rethink their courses. No longer can students passively absorb knowledge. They must become active
Rob Kelly
August 17, 2008
Changes in the Academic Profession
As college teachers, most of us know that the profession is changing, but we aren’t always as up on the details as we should be.
Maryellen Weimer, PhD
August 16, 2008
The Student as College Customer
A recent informal poll conducted by Magna Publications’ electronic newsletters Faculty Focus and Eye on Students asked, “Would you like to see student affairs work
John N. McDaniel PhD
August 15, 2008
A Viable Literature for College Teaching and Learning
I am just finishing up a book on pedagogical scholarship, more specifically a review of previously published work on teaching and learning authored by faculty
Maryellen Weimer, PhD
August 14, 2008
The Teaching-Learning Trinity
By Steve J. Thien, Kansas State University sjthien@ksu.edu I have found it significant to visualize teaching and learning not as a duality but as a
Steve J. Thien
August 13, 2008
Look to Midcareer Faculty for Learning Communities
Studies on faculty careers show that faculty research publication productivity plateaus or drops at midcareer. However, this one measure of faculty productivity should not be
Therese Kattner
August 12, 2008
Creating Trust in Online Education
In order to have a productive learning environment, the instructor needs to develop and maintain a sense of trust between and among the students and
Rob Kelly
August 11, 2008
Teaching to the Learning Styles Across Generations
Instructors need to take steps to make the online classroom a comfortable and supportive learning environment regardless of students’ online learning experience or learning style
Rob Kelly
August 10, 2008
Project-Based Learning: A Natural Fit with Online Education
The Buck Institute for Education’s definition of project-based learning-“a systematic teaching method that engages students in learning knowledge and skills acquired through an extended inquiry
Rob Kelly
August 9, 2008