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
Student engagement doesn’t just happen; you have to make it happen. Here are some student engagement techniques (SET’s) that you may want to try. Engagement Techniques – A Handbook for College Faculty I have borrowed a few ideas from… Read More
This is an extremely broad and encompassing topic. It’s far too large to answer concisely. However, here is my question. If you could give one piece of advice to a new college instructor related to this topic, what would it be? Do you want… Read More
How can a college instructor get students to like him or her? This is a great question! In fact, it was the search term some of you entered when you found me website. I have so many thoughts to share, and now I have another one. Perhaps some… Read More
Be Proactive is Steven Covey’s 1st Habit for Highly Effective People Steven Covey’s book, The 7 Habits for Highly Effective People, is one of my favorites. It prompted several of my article on this blog. And it prompted me to write an article… Read More
Two dozen tips for engaging college students. As I mentioned in my previous article, I did a self-assessment by looking through the 88 articles I had posted as of October 10th to see how well I have addressed this issue. I identified 24 articles… Read More
Two dozen tips for engaging college students. I was thinking about my promise to help you engage their students. It is right there under the “Look familiar?” picture on the left sidebar. I did a self-assessment by looking… Read More
As I prepare for the start of another term, I try to pass on bits of advice to my adjuncts that will help them have a successful semester. I call these my Would-be Words of Wisdom. My adjuncts usually appreciate my advice … I think. … Read More
From “Tools for Teaching” This is the second installment in my series based on one of the most highly acclaimed books on the subject of good practices for college instructors, Tools for Teaching. Enjoy! Oh, and buy the book and read it…. Read More
Some College Math Students Don’t Add Up Many college students – heck many people in general – are math phobic. The way many university bachelor’s seeking students deal with this angst is interesting. If you are teaching a math course at a… Read More
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