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To Incentivize or Not To Incentivize
As an instructor, my philosophy has always been to treat college students as adults. This philosophy generated from both my own experiences as a student and also the fact that…
Tutoring Services: Outcomes and Experiences
In my seven years of tutoring STEM courses, I have witnessed every type of student imaginable – the smart, the go-getter, the “do enough to get by,” the last-minute, the “I…
Faculty + Librarians: Collaborating for Student Learning
Similar to writing a research paper, conducting research is a cyclical process. Many times, however, the research process consists of myriad baby steps with stops and starts that may or may…
The EASE Project: Bridging the Gap between the Classroom and Academic Support Services
Anyone who has ever made an honest effort at writing in college knows that the process can be tough. It involves plenty of reading, researching, critical thinking, writing, rewriting, editing…
Flexible Teaching Strategies for Course Continuity
When our classes get cancelled because of inclement weather or emergency situations, good planning and technology tools can be leveraged to maintain continuity of instruction. Planning, communication, and a flexible…
UNG Honors: Leadership & Academic Excellence
Contributor: Stephen M. Smith, PhD. I bet you are familiar with the buzzwords and catchphrases of higher education – engagement, globalization, leadership, community, collaboration, academic excellence. Each gets tossed around periodically…
Using Book Clubs to Foster Student Engagement
At it’s core, traditional teaching and learning involves students gaining meaning from printed and oral language. Raphael and McMahon (1994) suggested that comprehension is achieved through a partnership of students,…
What it Means to be Connected
October was Connected Educator Month. Started by the Department of Education in 2012, CEM has gone global and in 2013 reached 14 million educators through twitter alone. As a college…
Our Greatest Asset: Student Veterans at UNG
There is no substitute for life experience. The older we professors get, the more we know this statement is true. So it is helpful to remember that walking amongst us…
Pretending to Be A Student Reminds Me How to Teach
Every summer, the Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction at the University of Kansas presents the Intensive Institute on the Study of Science Fiction, a two week seminar…