Let’s start with an example. In a recent issue of College Teaching, Forrest Cooper describes how he modified the well-known and widely used “Think-Pair-Share” strategy.
There’s no question that the climate for teaching at an institution has a direct impact on teaching at that institution, especially when it come to
I keep worrying that we’re missing the boat with active learning. Here’s why. First, active learning isn’t about activity for the sake of activity. I
Given class sizes, teaching loads, and a host of other academic responsibilities, many teachers feel as though multiple-choice tests are the only viable option. Their
It’s hard to say—we have no definitive measures of learner-centeredness or even mutually agreed upon definitions. And yet, when we talk about it, there’s an
Can students collaborate on the feedback they provide faculty? How would that kind of input be collected? Both are legitimate questions, and both were answered
Teaching well takes time—time to prepare content and course materials, to interact with students in class, during office hours and electronically, to keep up with
Twenty years ago, many faculty didn’t know what rubrics were, but today they are well known and widely used, both in practice and research. And
Do study abroad experiences promote learning? One could assume so, but it’s nice to know for sure, and Varela’s (2017) meta-analysis of 72 study abroad
Student course evaluation data are being collected online for reasons difficult to argue against. The online administration process is standardized, it saves money (no paper
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