Reading Time: 5 minutesIf we were on a Zoom call and I told you we were about to get into breakout rooms, how stressed would you feel? Would you stay on the call, or would you jump off? I remember the groans students gave me when I first started teaching and dared to say those detested words, “Get […]
Reading Time: 6 minutesSandy Keeter is a Professor in the Information Technology Department at Seminole State College in Florida. Our recent Faces of Faculty research has shown one of the top challenges faculty are facing now is figuring out how to present material in new ways and produce creative course content. In fact, our report shows 59% […]
Reading Time: 3 minutesAnna-Kaye Powell is an Accounting student at San Diego State University Underpaid. Overworked. Teachers have simply become among the most undervalued professionals in our society. But why? Instructors and faculty seem to be consistently working beyond the 40-hour work week, taking the time to prepare their material, staying involved on campus, and setting their […]
Reading Time: 3 minutesTing Jiang, Ph.D. is a Professor of Sociology at the Metropolitan State University of Denver Retention has always been a buzzword in higher education, even before the pandemic. But for Minority Serving Institutions, retention means more than keeping students on the registration roster – it’s also a primary pathway to achieving educational equity. Unique […]
Reading Time: 3 minutesSherri Singer is a Professor and Department Head for Social & Behavioral Sciences at Alamance Community College in North Carolina. I’ve never heard an instructor say, “I just love grading.” Every time I sit down to grade my students’ assignments, I think this time will be the best. I’ll provide personalized feedback, they’ll read […]
Reading Time: 4 minutesExams are stressful for students and instructors. As an instructor, you not only need to choose the exam topics, but prepare students for the test, deliver the exam securely and prevent cheating. Professor Mike Lafreniere from Ohio State University uses a unique strategy to deliver secure WebAssign exams with a modular design. Explore his strategy […]
Reading Time: 3 minutesKristen Quinn, Associate Professor of Practice, Assumption University The buzzword in Accounting right now is data analytics. Anyone teaching in an Accounting program is aware of the significant changes for the CPA exam ahead, and knows that Accounting courses of all levels will need to adapt. Recently, there has been a new demand for data […]
Reading Time: 4 minutesMatt Kennedy is the Senior In-House Subject Matter Expert in World History at Cengage The U.S. Constitution may be one of the most influential founding documents in modern history. To some degree, that’s thanks to the care with which the constitution’s framers authored its provisions. But it’s also because the American constitution was, in […]
