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
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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 FERPA Defined Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) – What college teachers need to know is that FERPA prohibits them from sharing information about students’ educational records with anyone inside and outside the college who does not… Read More It is no secret. More women graduate from college than men. The failures of male students may stem from our American culture and early childhood learning experiences. So says Ali Carr-Chellman. Every college instructor needs to understand his or… Read More For some time now I have pondered how can I succinctly share best practices for writing test questions. Some day I will figure this out. Perhaps yet this year. For now, I want to refer you to an article posted by Indiana University – How to Write… Read More Recently, a reader asked me how to prepare for weekly lectures. What a great question, surely one all new adjuncts have asked themselves and others. I responded by suggesting he consider a broader question, how to prepare a lesson… Read More I have worked for not-for-profit community colleges for more than 14 years. Over the last 5 years, my college has hired several employees who “jumped ship” from local for-profit institutions. Personally, I have hired two intelligent, talented… Read More Science courses can be difficult subject to teach, but instructors can make it a bet easier for college students to learn by using teaching aids. I stumbled across one for you chemistry teachers to share with your students. You don’t teach… Read More |
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