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Teaching Strategies

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

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A Guide to Course Formats [INFOGRAPHIC]

Reading Time: < 1 minuteYou always put students first. But when it comes to these unprecedented times, what do you need to know about how they’ll receive your instruction? In other words, how can you...
Congressional Committees

Tips to Engage Students on the Concept of Congressional Committees

Author: Andrew Crocker, Instructor, Ozarks Technical Community College   In my opinion, Congress is one of the three biggest conversations we have with our students every year on the subject of American...
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How to Use Oral Exams in Any Course Format

Joseph Ferrantelli is a Professor of Education at Hunter College.   Administering oral exams isn’t something new. If you’re a Language Professor, you often give a section where students have to listen...
Demand for Uniquely Human Skills in the Workplace

Demand for “Uniquely Human Skills” Increases Even as Technology and Automation Replace Some Jobs [INFOGRAPHIC]

Reading Time: < 1 minuteDespite the rise in automation and technology in the workforce, employers are looking for candidates with “uniquely human skills” or soft skills—and these skills are in high demand. A survey of...
Supreme Court Decisions

How to Discuss Supreme Court Decisions on Hot-Button Topics

Author: Helen Knowles, Associate Professor, State University of New York at Oswego   Here’s a great open-ended question for stimulating student discussions, online or in the classroom. Should justices of the Supreme...
Growth vs Fixed Minsets

Cultivating Growth Mindset in the Classroom & Beyond

A growth mindset isn’t just for the business world—applications in the classroom have critical implications for success, too. Carol Dweck’s research, summarized in her book, Mindset, shows how growth and fixed mindsets...
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4 Teaching Hacks for Engaging Online Instruction + eBook

Whether you’re a seasoned online instructor or beginning a remote course for the first time, you may have some questions about getting the most out of online learning for you and your...
Online Teaching Tips Ebook

Instructors’ Top Tips for Teaching Online [eBOOK]

Reading Time: < 1 minuteAmid the lingering impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, most college courses will continue to follow a remote or hybrid format. For educators teaching online, this means a continued focus on creating...
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