It may be a misconception regarding personality traits that the more verbal, outgoing classroom extroverts maintain superior classroom or academic ability. While having an introverted
This article first appeared in the Teaching Professor on May 1, 2013. © Magna Publications. All rights reserved. Being a college professor sometimes feels lonely. Yes, we have
Overview of mindfulness in the classroom Many educators at the tertiary level have recently been incorporating mindfulness techniques into their practice to create a non-threatening
Every college wants to boost diversity on campus. Every college wants to help their students succeed in the classroom and after graduation. And in our
This article first appeared in the Teaching Professor on April 1, 2018. © Magna Publications. All rights reserved. During my recent sabbatical, I had the unique opportunity
University-level instructors need strategies to assist with engaging students intellectually in the critical work of centering classroom thinking and scholarship on equity and social justice.
Imagine that you are a first-year student in a biology course. The goal of today’s class is to describe the topic of biology: What is
This article first appeared in the Teaching Professor on March 11, 2019. © Magna Publications. All rights reserved. How many of us teachers have had this experience?
I teach a postgraduate module in the United Kingdom that has a high percentage enrollment of international students, and I have always struggled to find
Communication is a vital part of any organization, and this is especially the case at institutions of higher education. Without frequent, focused, and public communication,
