*This article first appeared in the Teaching Professor on January 4, 2017. (c) Magna Publications. All rights reserved. Did you know that the average attention span
*This article first appeared in the Teaching Professor on November 27, 2016. (c) Magna Publications. All rights reserved. Mindfulness is paying attention to what is happening
When I began teaching 15 years ago, I came to the profession with the belief that worksheets were an elementary school-level example of lazy teaching.
This article first appeared in the Teaching Professor on February 1, 2018. (c) Magna Publications. All rights reserved. There’s no question that students learn an enormous amount
Nonverbal communication is essential for engaged learning and effective teaching. In-person classes allowed me to assess the effectiveness of my lessons by reading the facial
Collective trauma, in spite of its profound gravity, has granted us an opportunity as educators. Through the devastation of COVID-19 and chaos of various social
“The teaching life is the life of the explorer, the creator, constructing the classroom for free exploration. It is about engagement. It takes courage. It
*This article first appeared in the Teaching Professor on August 7, 2018. (c) Magna Publications. All rights reserved. For the last seven years, I have had the
Each semester I have students complete different writing assignments in my critical thinking and writing course, including two essays: essay 1 (20%) and essay 2
Imagine if faculty did not design courses, select course materials, or grade student work. What role would faculty play in teaching and learning? We serve
