Transformational Teaching and Learning
The relatively new pedagogical periodical Academy of Management Learning & Education has a regular feature I very much enjoy and wish was part of more
Maryellen Weimer, PhD
August 22, 2008
Articles
The Changing Role of the Online Learning Advocate
Early advocates of online learning focused their efforts on demonstrating online learning’s legitimacy to the broader community. Now, as an increasing body of literature supports
Rob Kelly
August 21, 2008
Scheduling Courses for Flexibility and Student Success
With the growth of distance education and changes in student demographics, the traditional class schedule, when a class meets two or three times a week,
Rob Kelly
August 20, 2008
Leadership Not Just for Administrators
Colleges and universities need leadership at every level, but often faculty are reluctant to lend their leadership abilities because the notion of them as leaders
Rob Kelly
August 19, 2008
Active Online Learning Prepares Students for the Workplace, Reflects Changing Learning Styles Preferences
Changing workplace demands and student learning style preferences require that instructors rethink their courses. No longer can students passively absorb knowledge. They must become active
Rob Kelly
August 17, 2008
Changes in the Academic Profession
As college teachers, most of us know that the profession is changing, but we aren’t always as up on the details as we should be.
Maryellen Weimer, PhD
August 16, 2008
The Student as College Customer
A recent informal poll conducted by Magna Publications’ electronic newsletters Faculty Focus and Eye on Students asked, “Would you like to see student affairs work
John N. McDaniel PhD
August 15, 2008
A Viable Literature for College Teaching and Learning
I am just finishing up a book on pedagogical scholarship, more specifically a review of previously published work on teaching and learning authored by faculty
Maryellen Weimer, PhD
August 14, 2008
The Teaching-Learning Trinity
By Steve J. Thien, Kansas State University sjthien@ksu.edu I have found it significant to visualize teaching and learning not as a duality but as a
Steve J. Thien
August 13, 2008
Look to Midcareer Faculty for Learning Communities
Studies on faculty careers show that faculty research publication productivity plateaus or drops at midcareer. However, this one measure of faculty productivity should not be
Therese Kattner
August 12, 2008
