If you type “teaching mistakes” into your favorite search engine you will get more than 45 million hits. I found articles with titles like “Teaching Mistakes: Four Lessons for Instructors ,” “Ten Worst Teaching Mistakes,” “How… Read More
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Does the application of Bloom’s Taxonomy to teaching help students learn at a higher level? The answer is yes. It can turn a student into a thinker. * For decades, teachers at all levels, from kindergarten through college, have improved the… Read More The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People prompted me to create The 7 Habits of Highly Effective College Instructors which applies Stephen Covey’s words of wisdom to the makings of a successful college teacher. What other habits do you think are… Read More I have interviewed no less than 200 applicants for part-time and full-time college teaching positions, and I have met both good and bad interviewees. Many are nervous, which is to be expected, but many are also unprepared. The first of my… Read More I have often said that anyone can teach at a research university, but you have to be good to teach at a community college. This case study supports my contention. Problems with college students are … well … a real problem This is the first… Read More I recently responded to a question posted on HubPages. The person who posted it wanted to know what the most common interview questions where for teachers. Common Teacher Interview Questions If you preparing to interview for a college… Read More How can a college instructor improve students’ attitudes and make them eager to attend class? One tactic is to use humor. More importantly, research indicates that humor helps people learn. Research on Humor and Teaching Much has been written… Read More How do you know you are grading your students fairly? Do your students grades reflect your performance as a teacher? What can you learn about your students’ learning from the class grade distribution? College Student Grade Distributions You say… Read More How does a college instructor develop and maintain rapport with students? This has challenged even the most experienced instructors. Successful Beginnings The author of Successful Beginnings, Angela Provitera McGlynn, has provided some… Read More Learn what instructors say scares them the most. What Scares You About Teaching College Courses? I want to address what instructors fear. What about teaching scares you, maybe just a little or maybe a lot? Leave me a comment. I will publish the… Read More |
You will definitely like this! You might be a redneck college teacher if ... No. 13: the last time you posted your notes online, students complained because you hung them right next to your wet Long Johns.
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