Before discussing grading, let me return to assignments and a key point. My students are frequently uncertain about how to write an introduction and a
Mentorship can take various forms and serve numerous goals, however, McKinsey (2016) summarized the many definitions succinctly by stating that to mentor “is to provide
Student-faculty interaction outside of the classroom can improve student learning and retention (Lundberg and Schreiner, 2004; Griffin et al., 2014), and in most colleges and
Hosting a guest speaker virtually or in the classroom is potentially a highlight of the semester, but more often than not it is a letdown.
During a recent physical, my doctor informed me that my blood pressure was off the charts. She asked if I was experiencing stress. I thought,
Now that we are into the realities of teaching in a COVID-world, I keep hearing similar sentiments from my colleagues, something to the effect of,
I would like to begin with one of the age-old dilemmas facing instructors. We all probably concur that teamwork is a key skill needed in
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I came home from my second day of teaching my “HyFlex” class (some students in the classroom and others on Zoom) utterly discouraged. Despite my
One-minute papers have deservedly become one of the more common classroom activities deployed by teachers. This is consistent with Lang’s (2016a) perspective that “frequent low-stakes