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Teaching Strategies

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

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How to Make Course Material Relevant: Tips from an Instructor

Janet Mizrahi is a continuing lecturer who teaches professional writing at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She is also an author at BizCommBuzz.   Those of us teaching in liberal arts colleges...
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Which Certification-Test Preparation Strategies Actually Work?

By: The Cengage Computing Team   If you were to ask a roomful of professionals about the best certification-test preparation strategy, you’d likely receive a wide range of answers. “Take a class”...
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Strategies for Connecting with Your Psychology Students Online

By: Professor Julie Prosser, Psychology Department, Colorado State University   Teaching Psychology on campus—with large lecture halls full of students eager to learn and connect with their peers—was invigorating before 2020. I...
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How to Use TikTok as a Model of Integrated Learning

Author: Kristin Olofsson, Assistant Professor, Oklahoma State University   How do we capitalize on the fast-moving nature of information in modern society? Our information no longer comes in daily consumables, on a...
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How to Spark Student Interest in the Inaugural Address

Author: Andrew Crocker, Political Science Instructor, Ozarks Technical Community College   It’s a well-known maxim in teaching any class that the best way to get people interested in the subject is to...
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Teaching Gratitude and Thanksgiving in Your Course

Joshua Hook is a Psychology Professor at the University of North Texas.   We are nearing Thanksgiving, which is my favorite holiday. I love all the traditions—the food, getting together with family,...
Self-Reflection Assignments in Your Psychology Course

Beyond Finals Week: Self-Reflection Assignments in Your Psychology Course

Ivan Wayne is a Doctoral Student in Educational Psychology at University of Northern Colorado.   Content in Psychology courses is easily applied to students’ lives. Many students reveal this is a primary...
The Psychology of Love: Teaching Tips for the Science of Relationships

The Psychology of Love: Teaching Tips for the Science of Relationships

By: Kacy L. Michel, Ph.D.   “You complete me.” The words of Jerry Maguire are so familiar at this point, that they have become part of our popular lexicon. While cliché, the...
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