“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
Guest speakers can offer an important extension of learning and understanding both in and outside the classroom. “Inviting guest speakers into your classroom is a
In March, we’ll “celebrate” three years since the world as we knew it turned upside down, locked down, and started moving toward a new normal
Responding to the demands of remote teaching and assessment during COVID, instructors learned to adapt their practices and become more creative and flexible in their
Take a look at the five most viewed articles, the three most downloaded podcast episodes, and the two most downloaded free reports of 2022. From
Here, a relatively simple approach to teaching and checking for student criticality is explained, where conceptual, alongside applied learning, is pervasive. It revolves around a
This article first appeared in Maryellen Weimer’s blogin April 13, 2016. Magna Publications. All rights reserved. “First and last class sessions are the bookends
Thumbnails with a taco. A 3-2-1 activity. A trip around the world. Scratch-offs for test-taking. If you’re interested in new teaching techniques, creative ideas, fostering
In his seminal text, Scholarship Reconsidered: Priorities of the Professoriate, Ernest Boyer (1990) directed attention to the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL). Those faculty
Introduction Interdisciplinarity is a “knowledge view and curriculum approach that consciously applies methodology and language from more than one discipline to examine a central theme,
“Does anyone have a growth mindset moment to share?” I asked this question at the start of most of my first-year seminar courses last fall.
