How To Give an Amazing Academic Job Talk

Giving a job talk can be stressful. You know that landing a job can hinge on how well you…

Examining The Points-Based Grading System

Recently, I came across this article on point-based grading systems. The ideas in the article were nothing new, and I’m sure you’ve heard most (if not all) before. This includes things like:

• students expect and are used to points

A Student’s Reflections on Grading

Today I bring you a guest post from a recent student. In this post, the student reflects on what it’s like to be in a class that uses gamification and XP as a form of grading. I’m thrilled to be able to share this with you because it’s always helpful to get a…

Recently, I read this great post over at The Professor is In called, “Why Your Job Talk Sucks.” Reading it made me think that this would be a great time to talk about how to prepare doctoral students for the job talks they will be giving in the spring. The post I…

Before we get to far down the rabbit hole about designing and teaching online classes, I want to share something I’ve had great success with in my face-to-face classes (and I imagine a version could be useful in an online class). It’s the discussion charter.

Technology Use in Higher Education

Recently, I read this great post/document on the challenges of advancing digital literacy in higher education. You can see the blog post here and get access to the full report here. There are a number of important points the report makes, but the one that struck me the…

What Story Does Your Syllabus Tell?

Recently, a colleague of mine shared a a post with me, “Steps Towards a Big Idea Syllabus.” The larger blog that this seems to be a part of, My Teaching Notebook, doesn’t seem to be getting regular updates. Too bad. It looks like it has tons of good content to sift…