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Teaching Strategies

Find teaching inspiration and practical methods to keep your students engaged and learning.

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Engaging Students in Online Classes: Tips from a “Prof in a Box”

By: Jeffrey S. Nevid, Ph.D. Cengage Author and Professor of Psychology, St. John’s University   Like many college instructors, I didn’t willingly embrace the abrupt shift to remote instruction in the early...
Retrospective Elections

An Overview and Discussion on Retrospective Elections

Author: Seth C. McKee, Professor, Oklahoma State University   In teaching presidential politics, students should know American presidential elections typically take on three different types of dynamics: An endorsement of the incumbent...
Student and Parent During COVID

What It’s Like Being a First-Time Mom and a Full-Time Student During a Pandemic

Author: Destiny Woodhouse, Cengage Student Ambassador   In September 2019, a month into a new semester and into a new on-campus job, I found out I was pregnant. It was certainly not...
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Discouraging Social Loafing in Group Work

Janet Mizrahi is a continuing lecturer who teaches professional writing at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She is also an author at BizCommBuzz.   Nearly everyone who has ever worked on a...
Talking Politics in Sociology Courses

Let’s Talk Politics: A Sociology Professor’s Activity Idea

Author: Dr. Jennifer Harrison, Professor, Warren County Community College   Election time can be a daunting time to teach Sociology, especially to incoming freshmen in a predominantly conservative area. It’s often assumed...
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11 Ways to Support Students with Limited Internet Access

With the rapid move to virtual learning, the higher-education industry is adapting its approach to technology. While the shift to online learning offers access to always-on education, low-income students with limited internet...
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Dear Diary, Part 3: Zoom Teaching: Still Hit AND Miss

Janet Mizrahi is a continuing lecturer of professional writing at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She is also an author at BizCommBuzz.   Oh. My. God. I am SO sick of...
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Creating a Foundation for a Solid Online Course: Strategy, Structure, Engagement & Evaluation

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