…practice (Frey, Fischer & Everlove, 2009), but it is gaining increasing importance in other areas, particularly when it comes to community building. Essentially, a campus is a community where students…
…when their writing courses maximize student engagement and agency, focus on students’ emerging identities, and provide welcoming pathways into academic communities. All of these principles underpin my teaching practice and…
…Strategy #6: Identify guidelines for responsive relationships Responsive relationships with students can promote genuine positive emotion (CSEFEL, 2013). To help reach this goal, we can identify guidelines for our interactions…
…Man, we passed through life unnoticed with no meaningful connection to another living soul. We tasked ourselves with a constant comparison of our experiences. The perspectives of the student and…
…concerns affecting the complexity of professional relations—vertical and horizontal—found in the higher education setting, and how these relationships may shape our teaching beliefs and practices, as well as our management…
The college’s announcement to end quarantine was exciting. Finally, we could all come back together in person and appreciate the community we once had. No more virtual hybrid sessions for…
…away less essential work and investing time and energy in making the practice of critical thinking more explicit for my students. For intellectually demanding tasks, transparency is key Thinking critically…
…where students come from and where students stand. For example, a student might discuss arranged marriage in their culture, and someone could disagree or agree with this cultural practice; however,…
