If there’s a perfect grading system, it has yet to be discovered. This post is about point systems—not because they’re the best or the worst
The recent decades have seen growing faculty interest in learning. Increasingly, teaching is being understood in terms of how well it promotes and facilitates learning.
“We are very good at teaching students how to solve problems for which we already know the answers. The challenge is to teach them strategies
“What has held me, and what I think hold many who teach basic writing, are the hidden veins of possibility running through students who don’t
Required courses are among the most challenging to teach, and the lack of student motivation is one of the big reasons. Students don’t want to
Using end-of-course evaluation results to improve a course isn’t always easy. Generally, the results are delivered after the fact. The course is over. The students
How do we get students to act on the feedback we provide? When papers are returned, they look at the grade first and then (but
When it comes to connecting with students, good relationships and good rapport go hand in hand. The desired rapport develops when faculty are friendly, approachable,
New Approaches, Instruments and Emphases
Eddy, S. L., Converse, M., and Wenderoth, M. P., (2015). PORTAAL: A classroom observation tool assessing evidence-base teaching practice for
Mistake # 1 – Let content dictate instructional decision making.
Marshall Gregory, an English professor at Butler University, has written a fine essay that explores
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