Reading Time: 3 minutesToday’s higher ed students live in a politically supercharged landscape, wrought with strong feelings on both ends of the spectrum. For instructors looking to actively build crucial soft skills like critical thinking, professionalism and conflict resolution, remaining neutral in this environment can be especially difficult. Moreover, misrepresentation of one’s political leanings in the classroom runs […]
Reading Time: 3 minutesChristal E. Carmichael is a Professor of Psychology at North Carolina Central University The celebration of Black History began long before it was called Black History Month. In fact, it began as Negro History Week by the great historian, Dr. Carter G. Woodson. In an effort to acknowledge the significant impact that the contributions […]
Reading Time: 3 minutesThis post is a modified version of an article that originally appeared on BizCommBuzz. At the beginning of this term, I was notified that I had a disabled student in one of my courses. Soon thereafter, the student approached me, quaking and with brimming eyes, to discuss her crippling anxiety. She told me there might […]
Reading Time: 3 minutesJanet Mizrahi is a continuing lecturer of professional writing at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She is also an author at BizCommBuzz. Have you ever gotten a glazed-eyed stare from students when referring to a reading you’ve assigned? How about the shame-faced lowering of eyes to avoid catching your attention? Sigh. Why won’t […]
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWant to boost retention and student engagement? Assigning online homework could help. Technology is second nature for many students; using it to learn, study and complete homework is no exception. In fact, many students consider it when enrolling: Seventy-nine percent of students said they prefer courses that include online learning components. With statistics like […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesJanet Mizrahi is a continuing lecturer of professional writing at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She is also an author at BizCommBuzz. I begin each new term by asking my students if they believe good writers are born that way. Inevitably, hands shoot up. I then go on to tell them that while […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesJanet Mizrahi is a continuing lecturer of professional writing at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She is also an author at BizCommBuzz. I don’t know about your students, but not all of mine are the digital natives I keep hearing about. Sure, they are glued to their phones, but if I ask them […]
Reading Time: 3 minutesAs educators forge ahead into the new year, we’ve compiled a quick review of some of higher education’s biggest trends from the last decade. These six overarching themes and topics remain relevant today, too—from an increased use of digital in the classroom by faculty and students, to enhanced focus on making college more affordable by […]
