Engaging Students on a Personal Level
Business professor Jim Burns quickly learned that cramming content didn’t work, so he focused on students instead. Read his story.
PODCAST: Applying a Marketer’s Mindset to Teaching
Professors can learn a lot from marketers in terms of messaging, communication, and engagement. Listen now on the Lecture Breakers podcast
How Self-Publishing Freed Me from the Bonds of Academia (Part 2)
...And Why YOU Should Consider It Too
I Was Toiling in Academia and Going Nowhere . . . So I Decided to Do Something (Part 1)
The problem? So much of my professional success was in the hands of "gatekeepers."
Where Do You Stand Mid-Semester?
Here are some not-so obvious signs to look out for to see if students are engaged and learning
Focusing Less on Teaching and More on Learning
How the "You, Y'all, We" model transformed engagement in Dr. Mark Dust's classroom
4 Ways to Improve Your Syllabus: A Mini-Case Study
Guest contributor Andrew Davies gives professors something to strive for with his beautifully redesigned syllabus
My Goal: To Create Meaningful Experiences Every Class
Isn't that the real role of teachers? In today's guest post, English Composition lecturer Megan Pietruszewski demonstrates how she gets freshmen students to think about their audiences by planning relevant experiences
