Learning After Teaching
This past fall, I lost my job. As a tenured full professor at a state university, that is not a
Robin DeRosa
June 22, 2026
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More universities worldwide are offering short-term study abroad (STSA) experiences for students because they are attractive options for students. The Institute of International Education and the US Department
Six months ago, I became a mom, and I still feel thrilled saying that. Before motherhood, I sometimes assumed that students who needed extensions had not planned early
I recently presented a nationwide webinar for students on using effective study strategies. When students signed up, they had the opportunity to list a question that they wanted
If you are teaching college today, you know of all the difficulties caused by ill-prepared students, disruptive students, smartphones, and so on. Over 30 years of teaching showed
Higher education conversations about AI often begin with fear: students using it to shortcut learning or generate finished work. But we reframe the conversation. Instead of asking students
With Christopher Nolan’s star-studded The Odyssey drawing fresh attention to the epic, I’ve been wondering whether teachers might borrow Homer’s famous opening move when introducing students to new
As a former book-loving kid and still voracious adult reader, it feels strange to admit that I never read the Lord of the Rings series. Yet I distinctly
Being a social psychologist has come in handy all my life. Often students will ask me what I enjoy about being a psychology teacher. I have many answers
It was the middle of the semester, and I had put my class in groups to discuss case studies. After the allotted time, students had to report their
“As with menu expectations, students enter with beliefs and norms about learning. Some may view the educational process transactionally, with a focus on content. Their prior experiences may mean they expect lectures. Students may have deeply ingrained views about what it means to learn. They most surely have beliefs about themselves as learners. What happens when students’ instructional expectations or norms are violated?”
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During finals week, I sit down with a stack of blank note cards, my favorite purple gel pen, and write
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