As a new faculty member, late work was the cause of many headaches. I wanted a policy that would recognize there may be valid reasons
There’s no discounting the importance of the first day of class. What happens that day sets the tone for the rest of the course. Outlined
With over a decade in training and management of college teachers, I saw late policies ranging from “not one second late, period” to “any time
This article is featured in the resource guide, Effective Online Teaching Strategies. Inclusive practices are critical to the higher education landscape in order to improve
Some of the recurring topics on Faculty Focus in the past ten years pertain to handling excuses, extension requests, and late work, because teachers regularly
Trying new things and staying connected to students is of utmost importance for Deidre Price, PhD, director of Instructional Technology and Online Education at Northwest
The deadly shootings at Columbine High School in 1999 ushered in an era of other school massacres, including an elementary school in Newtown Connecticut, a
I once heard a colleague explain that their office hours were intentionally scheduled from 8 am to 10 am because students are still asleep. The
What messages do our students receive from their parents, their high school teachers, their older peers, and siblings before they enter college? When I ask
I recently revisited something I’ve always considered a great resource. It originally appeared in a 1992 issue of the Teaching Professor and was published then
