The Mentor Is In

Tips on How Faculty Can Root out Their own Biases in the Classroom

by Lasana D. Kazembe I’m a professor who has spent the last 10 years preparing new teachers to enter the workforce. I also study how race, culture and power influence education and childhood development at a time when more than half of the roughly 50 million...

Can You Say What Your Strategy is for Student Success?

by Jason Cole As we explore the digital transformation of education, it’s essential to keep the why of the change in mind. I recently re-read a great article on e-literate.

How to Improve Your Student Evaluations

by Harleen Kaur The very idea of student evaluations of teaching can spell terror for professors, but particularly adjunct faculty whose continued employed rests on the quality of the students'.

Five Easy Ways to Integrate Active Learning into Your Classroom

Several studies indicate the importance of encouraging students in the learning process. They further reveal that it makes them more attentive and focused, helps students exercise higher-level thinking skills and nurtures important learning experiences. While good discussions are known to be a handy tool for...

Seven Simple Suggestions to be a Better Teacher Sooner: Experiences of a Nearly New Lecturer

by Thomas R. Etherington The process by which lecturers are made has always struck me as quite odd. You toil for years as a graduate student, focussing almost exclusively on.

Is the Carrot and Stick Method Effective with Adult Students?

by Dr. Bruce Johnson Consider how the process of learning begins for students. As a general perceptual rule, when students begin their degree programs they hope to obtain good grades,.

Coaxing the Lion out of its Lair Or, the Challenges and Rewards of Teaching Writing to STEM Students

by Kris Morrissey Teaching an English Literature class five years ago, the lights went out for no apparent reason. We sat looking at each other, considering the inherent symbolism of light – be it ambient or fluorescent. Then, when nothing happened, our discussion carried on...

Learning Your Students’ Names Really Does Matter

by Carole R. Beal The new academic year is here, and thousands of students have entered college for the first time. I’ve been teaching college students for a long time,.

How to Use Cumulative Testing to Enhance Learning Outcomes

by Kevin Patton One of the most effective enhancements I've ever made to my human anatomy & physiology course was switching to cumulative testing. What I mean by that is instead of.

Do This, and Your Students Will Never Miss Class Again

by Bridgett McGowen-Hawkins Senior Digital Educator, Cengage Learning Growing up, you heard the lectures from your parents. And then you went to school and heard even more lectures. And once you arrived in college, you were just about lectured-out. However, now you teach, and you do...

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