Download All John B. Bennett, Quinnipiac College Teaching with Hospitality Fortunately, hospitality is practiced more than it is preached. A cardinal academic virtue, hospitality is essential in the classroom as well as in relationships with colleagues. This essay looks at why this is so. Jeffrey Howard, University of Michigan Academic Service-Learning: Myths, Challenges, and Recommendations…
Download All Graham Gibbs, Open University, United Kingdom Changing Student Behavior Outside of Class Shifting focus from teaching to Learning includes shifting attention from in-class to out-of-class learning activity. This essay offers strategies for understanding and controlling students’ outside learning activity. Steven M. Richardson, Winona State University Living up to Expectations “Poor preparation” is often…
Download All William K. Jackson, The University of Georgia Are we going to Cyberspace, or is this just another trip to Abilene? Potential risks and rewards of internet use in higher education. Lee Warren, Harvard University Class in the Classroom Class as diversity issue in higher education. Karen J. Thoms, St. Cloud State University Critical Thinking…
Download All Virginia S. Lee, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Relating Student Experience to Courses and the Curriculum This essay offers a rationale for incorporating students’ personal experience into the curriculum and techniques for doing so to facilitate both cognitive and affective curricular objectives. Ronald Teeples and Harvey Wichman, Claremont McKenna College The Critical Match…
Download All Edward Neal, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Leading the Seminar: Graduate and Undergraduate. This essay provides a framework for planning and leading effective seminars and addresses the differences between graduate and undergraduate seminar instruction. G. Roger Sell, University of Northern Iowa Challenges in Using Technology for the Improvement of Undergraduate Education. We may…
Ed Neal, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Active Learning Beyond the Classroom. Our goal should be to devise out-of-class assignments that promote collaboration and active involvement in learning so that students can find their academic work at least as interesting as late-night bull sessions in the dorms. David J. Walsh & Mary Jo Maffei,…
Deanna Martin, Robert Blanc, and David Arendale, University of Missouri-Kansas City Mentorship in the classroom: Making the implicit explicit. Supplemental Instruction, an academic support system that is based in the content courses rather than presented separately, has been very successful in helping students succeed in high risk courses. Richard Schoenwald, Carnegie-Mellon University What did I…
Barbara J. Duch and Mary K. Norton, The University of Delaware Teaching for Cognitive Growth Using the Perry Model and Kolb Learning Styles, this essay explores methods to enhance classroom learning. Anastasia Hagen, University of Texas Learning a Lot vs. Looking Good: A Source of Anxiety for Students. Sometimes the best students are the most…
Download All Linc. Fisch, Independent Consultant, Lexington, KY Power in the Classroom Teachers carry a lot of power to influence students in both good and bad ways. An awareness of this fact is a blessing and a curse. Ron Smith, Concordia University Competence: What Does It Mean In Teaching and Learning? What does it…
Download All J. Dennis Huston, Rice University Teaching Students to Trust Their Ideas This national award winner shares his thoughts about encouraging students to think for themselves. Peter Seldin, Pace University and Linda Annis, Ball State University The Teaching Portfolio One of the best ideas about the evaluation of teaching to come along in…