Engaging Students at a Deeper Level
In his personal writings, Marcus Aurelius wrote, “People who labor all their lives but have no purpose are wasting their time—even when hard at work.”
Noura Badawi, EdD
March 30, 2022
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Drawing in College: Using Sketchnoting to Support Student Engagement
Drawing in college? It’s not quite that simple. Student engagement with course content is paramount to their understanding of course topics (Boekaerts, 2016). However, inspiring
Melissa Parks, PhD
March 2, 2022
15 Ways to Engage Your Students In-person, Online, and in Zoom
In January 2022, Nova Southeastern University (NSU) resumed its classes in their regularly scheduled formats including in-person, hybrid, and online. However, we were encouraged to
Marti Snyder, PhD, PMP, SPHR
February 9, 2022
Student Engagement Strategies: Encouraging Behavioral, Emotional, and Cognitive Engagement in Your Course
Some of the most satisfying moments in teaching are when your students are engaged, when they are deeply absorbed in the material and they are
Faculty Focus
September 30, 2021
CORE Principles of Effective Teaching: Emerging from the Pandemic as Better Educators
Throughout the COVID-19 crisis, many have wondered whether education will ever be the same again. Here, at the Catholic University of America Center for Teaching
Christiane Gannon, Aránzazu Ascunce, Hannah Jardine, Angela McRae, Helen Smetheram, and Marissa Stewart
September 17, 2021
How to Structure Your Online Class for Inclusion, Part 1
A bunch of black boxes on a video call. An empty discussion board. A student who hasn’t submitted any work all term. These might all
Jenae Cohn, PhD, and Courtney Plotts, PhD
March 22, 2021
Keeping Students Engaged: How to Rethink Your Assessments Amidst the Shift to Online Learning
Keeping students engaged in course content is a challenge for all faculty, whether a legacy online teaching pro or a newbie to this space. Perhaps
Amanda E Major, EdD, CPLP, PMP, and Roslyn Miller, PhD
November 9, 2020
Encouraging Student Engagement During Synchronous Meetings: Preventing Midterm Drop-Off
Some students become busy, overwhelmed, or unmotivated by the middle of the semester. This phenomenon has become even more apparent with COVID-19 protocols. Which is
Samantha Clifford, EdD
November 4, 2020
Raising Student Motivation During the Pandemic
In spring 2020, faculty across the country stood up to the challenging task of not only transitioning and adapting to online modes of instruction but
Shruti Nagpal, PhD
October 19, 2020
Getting Students to Discuss by Channeling the Affective Domain
One of the most satisfying moments in teaching is leading a lively discussion in which students are deeply engaged in the material and contributing thoughtfully.
Nikole D. Patson, PhD
May 29, 2020
