It’s a 400-level Development of Sociological Theory course for majors and instructor Julie Pelton aspires not only to teach the content but to introduce students
If students are struggling to understand the assigned reading, teachers can opt for something easier to comprehend or they might consider this strategy developed and
Being flexible is one of those ongoing challenges for teachers. There’s the desire to be responsive to student needs—life does happen—but then students have been
Here’s a sampling of details from a recent survey that asked students and faculty a variety of questions about their use of cell phones (including
Many faculty consider the syllabus a contract for learning that they set up for students. However, there continues to be suggestions in the literature and
In some types of assignments, it’s the process that’s more important than the product. Journals and online discussion exchanges, even homework problems, are good examples.
I heard someone say today that he’s been teaching for 50 years and never really thought about his teaching. “I just go in there and
As faculty, it seems we are very concerned about cell phones in the classroom. Articles about the problem are popping up everywhere in the pedagogical
The list of concerns was compiled from a qualitative analysis of 10 years of graduate teaching assistants’ online discussion posts. The 120 students wrote the
Testing has a prominent role in most college courses. It’s the method most often used to determine the extent to which students have mastered the
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