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New Research—Stop Thinking Student-Athletes Have Time For Your Class

On average, the players spend more than 25 hours on sports-related activities other than games, such as practice, workouts, general team meetings, film sessions and travel. On the other hand, the player spend less than eight hours on academics outside of class, such as writing...

Jokes and Kim Kardashian: Keeping Students Motivated

by Jenny Ortiz A a Freeway Flyer, I've been given some tough time slots to teach. Currently I have a 7 in the morning business writing class at St. John's.

Book Review: ‘Building a Better Teacher,’ on Secrets of Good Teaching by Elizabeth Green

By Michael S. Roth BUILDING A BETTER TEACHER How Teaching Works (and How to Teach It to Everyone) By Elizabeth Green Norton. 372 pp. $27.95 America has some of the.

Fraud: The Reason Why Your International Students May Be Woefully Unprepared

by Daniel Guhr Until recently, it has been easy to ignore the impact of fraud on international education given that little systematic data exists on its breadth and pervasiveness. In addition, raising the issue of fraud is hardly a promising way to gain tenure or...

Want to Be An Inspiring Teacher? Answer This Question: Why Do You Teach?

By Bruce A. Johnson, Ph.D., MBA Your work as an adjunct instructor - do you remember how it all began? What initially inspired you to teach? Do you still feel.

Should Online Students Get to Choose Their Instructor(s)?

By Bruce A. Johnson, Ph.D., MBA When students enroll in online classes, they often do not get to choose their instructors for and may not find out who the instructor.

Students With Speech Impediments in Class: How To Best Help Them Succeed

By Richard Perez-Pena As his history class at the County College of Morris discussed exploration of the New World, Philip Garber Jr. raised his hand, hoping to ask why China’s 15th-century explorers, who traveled as far as Africa, had not also reached North America. He kept...

Meet Maslow: He Can Help With Student Motivation. Big Time.

By Bruce A. Johnson, Ph.D., MBA Student motivation is often addressed and explained by internal and external factors that are specific to every individual student. For example, some students may.

The Mentor is In: Developing a Lecture that Matters to Your Students

By Bruce A. Johnson, Ph.D., MBA A classroom lecture can be stimulating and interesting or it can be dry and boring. A lecture is expected for the traditional classroom environment.

Student Evals: How To Understand What Students Are Telling You

By Bruce A. Johnson, Ph.D., MBA When you receive the results of student evaluations after your course has concluded, do you read the results? If so, do you reflect upon what they’ve written and what this means for your facilitation practice? If not, is it...