Reading Time: 4 minutesDr. Jenny Billings is a faculty member at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College. Students do not always complete assigned readings. This is true for chapters, novels, articles, or even single poems. Being an English instructor, I take this personally. I laugh while writing this, but it’s true! When I craft my course, I am constantly considering […]
Reading Time: 3 minutesAuthor: Dr. Emily Stacey, Rose State College What a year. 2021 has certainly started with a bang: the four Wednesdays in January brought extremes in emotions and political action. The breaching of the U.S. Capitol on January 6 (see related blog) resulted in the Democratically led House of Representatives forwarding a single Article of […]
Reading Time: 7 minutesAuthor: Brandy Ramsey, Faculty Support and Analytics Specialist, College of Online and Adult Studies and Center for Innovation and Teaching Excellence & Adjunct Faculty, College of Business and Economics, Ashland University Keeping your students’ attention can be a real challenge. They are pulled from one distraction to another. Social media is constantly at their […]
Reading Time: 3 minutesAuthor: Dr. Emily Stacey, Rose State College Most colleges and universities nationwide are still dealing with ongoing pandemic teaching challenges: delivering instruction online, making mental health a priority, and managing pandemic apathy/fatigue. It’s harder than ever to keep students focused on the curriculum, much less on emotionally draining current events. So how then can […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesShaloun Mims is a student at The University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee and a Cengage Student Ambassador One of the most fascinating things about professors is that they were once students. And it’s likely that every single educator has at one point thought, “I just wish my professor knew this!” Whether about the basis of the […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesAuthor: Corinne Hoisington, Professor of Information Systems Technology, Central Virginia Community College As instructors, we all have our fair share of student essays and papers to read. And yes, occasionally we wish we had a way of confirming that their work is original. Microsoft Word online has a new tool within Microsoft Editor called […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesElyse Adler is an Assistant Professor of Information Technology Being inclusive in the classroom has various elements that can—and should—be considered. Not only does inclusivity refer to racial, ethnic, gender and spiritual elements, it also includes learning needs and differences. As educators, navigating all the various needs and perspectives of students can feel overwhelming, […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesJennifer Harrison is an Associate Professor of Social Sciences at Warren County Community College What if you had your students introduce you at the beginning of the semester? What do you think they would say based solely on your appearance? Would you be brave enough to try an activity like this? I have done […]
