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 […]
Reading Time: 3 minutesDr. Ashley Hall is an experienced business educator with a passion for leadership development You love your academic discipline and you want your students to see its value as well. You pour your energy into building quality online courses filled with a variety of educational activities in order to engage your students. So it’s […]
Reading Time: 6 minutesDr. Jeff D. Borden is a professor, learning design expert, Executive Director of the Institute for Inter-Connected Education and the Chief Academic Officer at Campus If you haven’t watched the Netflix documentary, The Social Dilemma, I highly recommend it. While it speaks to yet another “existential” crisis we face in 2021 (is anyone counting […]
Reading Time: 3 minutesBeth Ryan is Associate Professor of Instruction in the Business and Entrepreneurship department at Columbia College Chicago I am increasingly more fatigued after teaching synchronous online classes and spending so much time in Zoom meetings. Was there something wrong with me? I always felt energized after being with students in a physical classroom. So, […]
