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Why Every Campus Needs an Educational Futurist
Why Every Campus Needs an Educational Futurist
In these times of higher ed contraction, expertise in speculating about our shared future might be just what we need.
Shane J. Ralston
Jan 4
Three Steps for Empowering Students
Three Steps for Empowering Students
Give them choice
Alison Acheson
Jan 18
Afraid to Sit Behind the Wheel Again? Here’s What I Did This Year to Find My Driving Force
Afraid to Sit Behind the Wheel Again? Here’s What I Did This Year to Find My Driving Force
How I knew it was time to start driving again
Cat Baklarz
Jan 4
What this semester has taught me about university teaching & learning
What this semester has taught me about university teaching & learning
Faculty members are not as important as we think we are.
Elizabeth John
Dec 11, 2020
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Turf Battles in the Modern University
Turf Battles in the Modern University
How campus politics has come to resemble gang warfare
Shane J. Ralston
Jan 18
Thoughts on Finishing a PhD in 2020: The Truth Can Wait
Thoughts on Finishing a PhD in 2020: The Truth Can Wait
A friendly reminder about setting realistic expectations, prioritizing, and understanding that your PhD won’t be perfect
A.J. Santiago-Lopez, PhD
Jan 11
President-Elect Biden and Secretary-Designate Cardona, We Need An American History Ed Czar
President-Elect Biden and Secretary-Designate Cardona, We Need An American History Ed Czar
We need a history education czar. Or more specifically, the US Department of Education does.
Patrick Riccards
Jan 11
Countdown to a Hybrid Classroom, Part I: Planting the Seeds
Countdown to a Hybrid Classroom, Part I: Planting the Seeds
In which we unpack district plans, commiserate with faculty, meet an artful administrator, and bear witness to post-election theatrics.
Albert Arnesto
Jan 11
A hybrid mix of classroom and distance learning in 2020
A hybrid mix of classroom and distance learning in 2020
What I’ve learned teaching offline and online
De Lin Show
Jan 4
I Ask My Patients to Call Me Zach but I Have Earned the Right to be Called Dr. Walston
I Ask My Patients to Call Me Zach but I Have Earned the Right to be Called Dr. Walston
Choosing whether to use the Dr. title is a personal choice
Zachary Walston
Jan 4
Teaching Online and Grading Grad Students
Teaching Online and Grading Grad Students
Pass, Fail, or a Number
Alison Acheson
Jan 4
The Queen’s Gambit and the Zone of Proximal Development
The Queen’s Gambit and the Zone of Proximal Development
Socio-cultural learning theory at its finest as shown in the popular novel and Netflix series
Eunice Tan
Jan 4
Yes, Your University’s Common Book Program Is Worth The Cost
Yes, Your University’s Common Book Program Is Worth The Cost
In the conclusion to his 2019 dissertation, Selecting the Common Book: Anarchy and Ambiguity in Action, Adam M. Brazil broadens his…
Constance Relihan
Dec 30, 2020
Beyond Personal Bias
Beyond Personal Bias
A Response to Regina Bateson’s “Strategic Discrimination”
Valerie J. Alexander, Ph.D.
Dec 11, 2020
‘The Future of Grading is Antiracist’
‘The Future of Grading is Antiracist’
A public school administrator offers a timely prescription for addressing historical injustices in the classroom.
Albert Arnesto
Dec 11, 2020
How Not to Help a Friend Who’s Suffered a Higher Ed Job Loss
How Not to Help a Friend Who’s Suffered a Higher Ed Job Loss
Tone deaf advice to retrenchment survivors isn’t helpful — faculty solidarity is!
Shane J. Ralston
Dec 11, 2020
Using the “Science of Reading” as a Roadmap to Student Success
Using the “Science of Reading” as a Roadmap to Student Success
In recent months, the “science of reading” has returned to center stage for the educators of young children. For most, we understand that…
Patrick Riccards
Dec 11, 2020
4 Ways to Connect With Students in a Virtual Classroom
4 Ways to Connect With Students in a Virtual Classroom
Remote doesn’t have to mean distant
Maria Angel Ferrero
Dec 8, 2020
Fusing Future Fit Skills into the College Curriculum
Fusing Future Fit Skills into the College Curriculum
Societal disruption should prompt faculty members to re-examine what we teach and how we teach it
Christopher Washington Ph.D.
Dec 8, 2020
The Art of Mastering a Job Interview
The Art of Mastering a Job Interview
How to confidently build your entry into the professional world
Soukayna Ikhiche
Dec 6, 2020
Don’t Be Afraid to Let Students Speak
Don’t Be Afraid to Let Students Speak
Online group consults for a virtual collaborative project
Barbara L. Ciccarelli
Dec 6, 2020
Why universities are uncomfortable with black students
Why universities are uncomfortable with black students
Challenges of blackness in the classroom
Elizabeth John
Dec 3, 2020
Nobody is Perfect: Words & Phrases Data Scientists Or Other Scientists Sometimes Misuse
Nobody is Perfect: Words & Phrases Data Scientists Or Other Scientists Sometimes Misuse
A few tips for researchers, scientists, faculty, students, or others as you write and edit.
Adam Ross Nelson
Nov 25, 2020
Reflecting on the Future of Campus Space
Reflecting on the Future of Campus Space
Reflecting on the Future of Campus Space
Constance Relihan
Nov 25, 2020
Student Cheaters, Faculty Facilitators and Winning at All Costs
Student Cheaters, Faculty Facilitators and Winning at All Costs
Christian B. Miller’s misplaced faith in higher ed honor codes is naïve at best, dangerous at worst
Shane J. Ralston
Nov 22, 2020
Four Things in My Academic Career I Will Never Apologize For
Four Things in My Academic Career I Will Never Apologize For
We need to stop making people feel less than for not conforming to expectations
Sarah Valentine
Nov 19, 2020
1 Surefire Way to Improve Your Academic Writing
1 Surefire Way to Improve Your Academic Writing
For those college students currently struggling at Zoom University
Katherine M. Hartford
Nov 19, 2020
Tackling the “Degree vs. Experience” Debate in Job Hiring
Tackling the “Degree vs. Experience” Debate in Job Hiring
Are we reproducing the same inequalities that we are teaching against?
Barbara L. Ciccarelli
Nov 18, 2020
Is Learning Design an Art or a Science?
Is Learning Design an Art or a Science?
How Learning Designers need to balance the creative elements of course design with research-based practices.
Luis Alvarado
Nov 17, 2020
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