In spring 2020 the world faced an unprecedented emergency situation in the COVID-19 pandemic. Many instructors who normally teach face-to-face had to pivot overnight to
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Let’s come right out with it: Reflecting about learning is a commendable practice that should be embedded into any learning experience! For both teachers and
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Have you ever struggled to get students to do required readings? Do your students treat them as optional? Perhaps they do the readings, but when
I said to myself in spring of 2019, after reading through the final papers for a class, “I cannot read another history research paper.” I
What can you implement in your classes that can review content, establish a foundation for the day’s topic, encourage student participation, and get students prepared
A song of the day. Dungeons & Dragons. Foldable, flap notes. Plickers. This is only a glimpse of the tactics the 2020 Teaching Professor Virtual
“Okay, anyone have any questions? . . . No? Then let’s do it with the music. We’ll start the combination to the right.” The instructor,
Connecting with students is one of the most rewarding aspects of a professor’s job. Some faculty hesitate to teach online, frequently offering the rationale: “I
