Reading Time: 3 minutesDr. Billi Bromer is a Professor of Education at Brenau University Most students enroll in a course intending to be successful. Faculty plan their instruction with the hopes that their students will complete the course more knowledgeable and skilled than when they started. Some students, whether online or in a face-to-face environment, will accomplish […]
Reading Time: 3 minutesDr. Sinjini Mitra is a professor at the Information Systems and Decision Sciences Department at California State University, Fullerton Designing flexible courses for both online and in-person learning is essential for the fall 2021 semester. After a long eighteen months and vaccines becoming available, my students and I were excited to return to in-person. […]
Reading Time: 4 minutesLisa Heller Boragine is a Communication Studies coordinator and Tenured Associate Professor of Communication If you’ve taught for any length of time, you can probably remember a time when barely anyone knew what dual enrollment was. High school students taking college courses while still enrolled in high school? Back then, it sounded almost preposterous. […]
Reading Time: 3 minutesElyse Adler is an Assistant Professor of Information Technology When using MindTap or SAM, one of the things that faculty must do is host a SAM and MindTap tutorial to ensure that students are able to access the platforms and know how to use their features. I have found that creating a few day-one […]
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhen adjunct professor Lori Aden found out that her mother had Alzheimer’s disease, she took on extra responsibilities to help pay for her care. But, this made it hard for her to find time to create and grade assignments. She was juggling four jobs on top of her mother’s care and struggling students. Lori had […]
Reading Time: 3 minutesMelinda Doty is a full-time Faculty Member at East Carolina University Motivating students has never been more important than it is now. With many classes pivoting to remote or hybrid learning, student engagement has been a bigger challenge than in pre-pandemic times. On top of that, the need for students to be constantly “entertained” […]
Reading Time: 3 minutesSara Glickman is a junior at Florida Atlantic University Let’s be real: the pandemic has changed many aspects of everyday life—grocery shopping, attending school or work and even things as simple as seeing a friend. COVID-19 also changed many of our mindsets, goals and plans for the future. I can certainly tell you about […]
Reading Time: 6 minutesAdam Barragato is Assistant Director of Partnerships at Purdue University and former Teaching and Learning Consultant The game of Tetris has more in common with flexible teaching than you might think. You quickly move obtuse pieces around, hoping to create the perfect block wall — all the while you’re relying on randomized blocks that […]
