Reading Time: < 1 minuteFor an instructor accustomed to traditional teaching in the physical classroom setting, the idea of learning a new technology and implementing it effectively in their course can feel overwhelming. But while the transition may feel like a challenge, many have been pleasantly surprised with the capabilities of online learning platforms to engage students and make […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesDeveloping career ready students is an important part of your curriculum. You want to prepare them for success beyond your course—while keeping them engaged and focused in the classroom. Enter experiential learning. Cornel Plebani, professor of Criminal Justice at Eastern Maine Community College, uses experiential learning in his courses to help students develop skills and […]
Reading Time: 9 minutesSandy Keeter is a Professor in the Information Technology Department at Seminole State College in Florida. What is Educational Equity? Educational equity is a measure of achievement, fairness, inclusion, and opportunity. It can have many different definitions, but basically involves giving students the tools and support they need to be successful. Promoting or boosting […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesDr. Jewrell Rivers is a Professor of Sociology, Marriage and Family, and Criminal Justice at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, specializing in family relations. Service-learning is a pedagogy that integrates academically relevant service activities that address human and community needs into a course. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, educators are being challenged to move out […]
Reading Time: 4 minutesTrevonte Garnette is a Cengage Student Ambassador and Business Management student at Monroe College Throughout the pandemic, it became commonplace to express how our lives were disrupted. Many talked about how it felt weird being home all day and having to relearn basic things in order to cope with the new environment. While on […]
Reading Time: 4 minutesEssie Childers is a professor of Student Success at Blinn College in Bryan, Texas These are exciting times in higher education as our classrooms become more diverse and the shift to online learning increases. According to Ilker Koksal at Forbes, “The pandemic has forced schools, universities, and companies to remote working, and this booms the […]
Reading Time: 4 minutesDr. Cherly Gary-Furdge is a Professor of Criminal Justice and Sociology at North Central Texas College Microaggressions in education are damaging to students and can often create a hostile learning environment. A few years into working in higher education, I received a phone call from several students about a comment an instructor made in […]
Reading Time: 5 minutesDelivering effective, valuable feedback to students is essential to the learning process. Students need to know not only that they got the answer right or wrong, but also the appropriate process to get to the correct answer so they can master the material. Although feedback is important, many instructors may limit their responses or skip […]
