This article first appeared in The Teaching Professor on October 5, 2017. © Magna Publications. All rights reserved. I teach online at an open enrollment institution, which
A Midterm Assessment Plan or MAP is a way for instructors to gauge how students are reacting to a course and to discover possible inefficiencies
March 2020 was a whirlwind. When COVID-19 was first discussed in the news, many of us had no idea what the impact would be. Some
Many faculty provide extra credit or give in to student requests for extra credit, but this is not always an efficient way to produce learning.
Online learning has quickly joined the ranks of higher education as a necessary alternative to traditional face-to-face instruction. While this substitute requires a significant amount
Traditional methods of assessment in higher education, such as quizzes, tests, and examinations, still dominate in many courses, both virtually and face-to-face. However, faculty can
How often does anyone write about being blessed by a policy seemingly rooted in chaos theory? If you were looking, here it is. The academic
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
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
Over the previous decade, researchers have made the case that engaging students in metacognition improves learning outcomes for students across fields (Zhao et al, 2014;
