How to address the digital and social divide remotely — We all know that teaching remotely is hard. But what about learning remotely? How are students coping? Are they learning? I always start my lectures with a simple question: “How are you coping?” During the first weeks of lockdown, I received mostly a “meh”. I guess the situation was so…

Keep your students engaged and learning — Ok, so we all know remote teaching is challenging. While we know online classes are the best option in the current context, there is no secret about how difficult it can be to ensure students’ learning and active involvement. Let’s be honest, Zoom classes and traditional slides are not enough…

How not to feel guilty when you take a break — I get it. We all want to shine in this world as writers. We want to be in our readers' mailbox. We want to survive on this and every other platform. …

Create an authentic sense of community in your classroom, regardless of the pandemic. — Building a sense of community in a classroom is crucial for learning. The sense of belonging increases students’ motivation to learn, willingness to help each other, satisfaction with their academic programs, and cognitive learning. The beginning of the year is the best moment to create a sense of community in…

And tips on how to avoid them — One of the main reasons editors reject a story is poor self-editing. There is nothing more disappointing than being asked to review a manuscript that is not ready for review. Self-editing is something that every writer has to take seriously. It might not be our cup of tea, but if…

Without losing your identity in translation — I’m not an English native speaker. I’ve been learning English since I was 4, but my mother tongue is Spanish. And while I love my romantic native language, I prefer to write in English. To be honest, I think I write better in English than I do in Spanish. Writing…

A Guide to Weekly Students’ Retrospectives using this free Google Slides template and Mote — One of the best ways of assessing students’ learning is through retrospection. I use the retrospective technique to encourage students to reflect on their learning journey, not only to think about what they’ve learned but how they’ve learned. Retrospectives are one of the artifacts of the Agile methods to help…

Recap on what’s it like being a professor in the covid era — I don’t know about you, but when I first saw the news on the first Covid case in my country I just thought we’d be able to contain it and that was going to stop there. I know, I was too optimistic. I see it now. But then we went…