The first week of classes sets the scene for a successful semester for students.

Looking Back as We Look Forward: Ten of the Most Frequently Read Scholarly Teacher Posts

The power of using music and emotions to engage students’ attention, stimulate learning, and increase retention is often overlooked.

During this time, I realized that the lost connection with my students was at the heart of the problem.

The more you read about cognitive load, the easier it will be to see how it impacts almost every aspect of your teaching.

Is it possible to increase student motivation, a prerequisite for enduring learning?

It is only through careful and calculated change that we can bridge the empowerment-enervation gap in online educational environments.

A few of the most pervasive components necessary for learning are attention, understanding, value, repetition, and elaboration.

It isn’t effective to just haphazardly insert technology into a class and call it blended; there needs to be a purpose for each assignment.

Teaching positively means that we intentionally consider how we can enhance learning environments, while at the same time increase the ways

Rrevisit these tips for enhancing student engagement while teaching required courses.

Reading student evaluations of teaching can be one of the most challenging tasks that a faculty member must face.

Designing a strategy to group students reduces much of the stress in class students face when asked to “pair up” or “form a group.”

An innovative approach for providing feedback on student work in a variety of disciplines is the use of screen capture videos (Mathisen).

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Kari Henry Hulett Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology It happens to everyone. That sense of distraction and over commitment. Semesters when dem...

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Todd Zakrajsek University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill The first day of class is a great time to give the students a taste of what your course will be like...

Todd Zakrajsek, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill The first day of class is certainly important, and much has been written about that critical first ...

Lynn Gillette Nicholls State University Students, in class and prepared to learn, is a fundamental challenge in essentially every educational program at ever...