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Corequisite Courses: What Instructors Should Know

Posted on November 25, 2019 (November 22, 2023) by cengage

Reading Time: 4 minutesAcross two- and four-year institutions, remedial courses have long been a staple in helping underprepared students ramp up. However, consistently disappointing results have prompted higher education leaders to explore alternatives. Considering only 35% of four-year students graduate within six years, higher education policymakers, organizations and institutions are adopting corequisite remediation in an attempt to boost […]

Why I Do It: My Journey to Instructor and What Keeps Me Going

Posted on November 18, 2019 (November 22, 2023) by cengage

Reading Time: 2 minutesJanet Mizrahi is a Continuing Lecturer in the UCSB Writing Program, where she has taught journalism, science writing, and business/professional writing since 1999. She also blogs for BizComBuzz. Exactly 29 years after beginning my undergraduate career, I was thrilled to walk onto the University of California, Santa Barbara campus as an instructor. But I wasnâ€™t […]

The Secret(s) to Managing Challenging Student Behaviors

Posted on November 18, 2019 (November 22, 2023) by cengage

Reading Time: 2 minutesShawn Orr is Director of the Center for Innovation and Teaching Excellence, and a faculty member in the Communication Studies Department at Ashland University in Ashland, Ohio. If you’ve been teaching for more than a semester, you’ve likely encountered good students who demonstrate non-learning behaviors in your classroom. It could be the student that […]

Career Readiness: Acquiring the Skills Needed for Success

Posted on November 11, 2019 (November 22, 2023) by cengage

Reading Time: 2 minutesMatthew Ponder teaches Geography at Eastfield College in Mesquite, TX. Today’s job market is incredibly competitive. This is especially so for new college graduates, who are expected to not only have the basic people skills needed in a professional environment but the technical acumen to go with it. Having some key software proficiencies and experience […]

3 Steps to Better Course Planning

Posted on November 8, 2019 (November 22, 2023) by cengage

Reading Time: 3 minutesAs an instructor, you work hard to empower your students and help them succeed. When it comes to prepping for your courses, however, it can be an overwhelming—albeit exciting—process. To help you take back your time while optimizing your impact on students, we asked your peers for their take on course planning. Read on for […]

5 Easy Steps to Building a Personal Brand as an Instructor

Posted on November 4, 2019 (November 22, 2023) by cengage

Reading Time: 4 minutesAs we explored in our first post in this series, the importance of a personal brand for educators and students cannot be understated. In it, we discussed the role personal brands can play in establishing and boosting careers, increasing class signups, building positive reputations and more. Today, actively managing your reputation in person and across […]

Tips to Manage and Prevent Student Stress During Exams

Posted on October 28, 2019 (November 22, 2023) by cengage

Reading Time: 4 minutesTension related to exams can lead to some seriously overwhelmed students. Stress and anxiety are some of the biggest—and most common—obstacles that stand in the way of academic success. According to author Richard Driscoll at the American Test Anxieties Association, about 16 percent of college and high school students have high test anxiety and 18 […]

Undervalued & Overworked: A Study on the Experiences of Adjunct Educators

Posted on October 21, 2019 (November 22, 2023) by cengage

Reading Time: < 1 minuteAdjuncts, contingent or part-time faculty represent a large portion of the academic workforce in higher education. At all US institutions combined, about 73% of instructional positions are “off the tenure track.” What motivates this specific group of educators? What challenges do they face? To find out, we surveyed more than 400 adjuncts at 2- and […]