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Women in Higher Education

How To Do It All: Managing your Life and Time as an Instructor

Janet Mizrahi is a continuing lecturer of professional writing at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She is also an author at BizCommBuzz. For instructors, time management is critical. We all know...

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4 Tips to Engage with Non-Majors in Your Courses

Janet 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. As a writing instructor on...

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Great Teachers Make All the Difference [VIDEO]

Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhat you do every day as an educator really makes an impact in your students’ lives. But have you ever wondered if your students remember you? Did lending your ear get...

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How Passionate Teaching Can Inspire Students

Understand Where Passion Starts Without a passion for learning, students can lose focus and interest in completing your course—or worse, their education. A 2009 study by Public Agenda found that 45 percent...

Teaching Trends

Corequisite Courses: What Instructors Should Know

Across 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...

Today's Learner - Why We Do It

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

Janet 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...

Women in Higher Education

The Secret(s) to Managing Challenging Student Behaviors

Shawn 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...

Career Readiness

Career Readiness: Acquiring the Skills Needed for Success

Matthew 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...

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