Dr. Bruce A. Johnson

What Should Grades Really Measure?

By Bruce A. Johnson, Ph.D., MBA As an instructor you know that grades are the end result or final outcome for your students. What is your reaction when you see their final grades? Does your perception of your students, your facilitation methods, or the assessments...

How To Manage Classroom Conflict

By Bruce A. Johnson, Ph.D., MBA Have you experienced conflict in your classroom? Are you aware of conditions that can disrupt a productive learning environment? Adjuncts often find that discussions.

Ready, Set, Start Facilitating Your Online Class

By Bruce A. Johnson, Ph.D., MBA By Bruce A. Johnson, PhD, MBA The start date for your next online class is approaching. How do you prepare for your facilitation duties?.

An Online Adjunct Instructor Needs a Strong Virtual Presence

By Bruce A. Johnson, Ph.D., MBA As an adjunct online instructor have you considered your students’ perspective of your classroom presence? What does it mean to you to be actively present in your class? For any classroom environment an instructor’s presence is necessary for the...

Helping Students Think Critically (Part Two)

By Bruce A. Johnson, Ph.D., MBA In the first entry for this series, the following question was considered: why should an instructor care what their students are thinking? The answer to.

Helping Students Think Critically (Part One)

By Bruce A. Johnson, Ph.D., MBA Why should an instructor care what their students are thinking? Students are expected to be involved in the process of learning and focused on.

How Student Motivation Influences Learning (Part Two)

By Bruce A. Johnson, PhD, MBA With this two part series the concept of student motivation is examined. As noted in my first blog posting, student motivation is an internalized process that manifests itself through engagement in the class and overall performance. The actions that students take...

How Student Motivation Influences Learning (Part One)

By Bruce A. Johnson, Ph.D., MBA In the previous blog series the issue of student engagement was examined. When instructors are evaluating students and their involvement in the class, they.

Student Engagement and Why It Matters, Part III

By Bruce A. Johnson, Ph.D., MBA Why does student engagement matter? Is it important that your students are doing well in your class and highly involved in the class? Consider.

Student Engagement and Why It Matters, Part II

By Bruce A. Johnson, Ph.D., MBA In the first blog of this series there were definitions of student engagement provided, an instructor’s role in the process of engagement was considered, and the following questions were asked: Does active involvement equal engagement? What does student engagement...

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