Practice Exams for Improved Learning
Studies show that practice exams are the best way to prepare for real exams. This is because they implement spaced retrieval practice, with the learner
John A. Tures
January 14, 2022
Articles
Plagiarism Education: Considerations for the Semester Start-up
Plagiarism is concerning for colleges and universities (Curtis & Vardanega, 2016). Students begin higher education with varying degrees of knowledge on the topic of plagiarism;
Julia Colella, PhD
January 12, 2022
Flipping Back to Campus
Now that we are safely (and slowly) going back to in-person classes, we have found that Flipped Instruction (FI) is on our mind. The logic
Seyed Abdollah Shahrokni and Michael Reis
January 10, 2022
College-level Make and Take: Student Ownership of Collective Work
A desired objective for college professors is for their students’ work to be meaningful and applicable to their lives. Unfortunately, that isn’t always the case.
Tony Monahan, PhD
January 7, 2022
Reflection: Changing the Learning Environment
I teach General Education composition classes to first year undergraduate students, which can make my job challenging before students even step into my class. Students
Jeanne M. Hughes, EdD
January 5, 2022
Syllabi: Best Practices or Just Best Guesses?
Syllabi are a frequent subject of education research. Over the last decade, researchers have measured and assessed student responses to syllabus tone, voice, length, design,
Miriam Abbott, MA, Lindsey Luther, DNP, and Roxanne Oliver, DNP
January 3, 2022
Faculty Focus: A Year in Review of 2021
This past year our Faculty Focus community came together to share their wisdom, their encouragement, and their hope for the teaching community.
Faculty Focus
December 22, 2021
Using Teaching Practices to Support Student Learning and Well-Being
*This article first appeared in the Teaching Professor on July 8, 2019. © Magna Publications. All rights reserved. College student mental health is currently receiving a great
Michele C. Everett, PhD
December 17, 2021
Three Questions to Help Facilitate Effective Classroom Discussions
Learning should be interactive and reflective. When classroom silence and intellectual apathy become the norm, learning lacks critical thinking and the role of discourse is
Dimple J. Martin, PhD
December 15, 2021
Masked Accents and Muffled Sounds: Teaching Behind the Mask
My first introduction in front of students in an American college classroom went like this: “I am Nancy Achiaa Frimpong, a Ghanaian who writes British
Nancy Achiaa Frimpong
December 13, 2021
