Six students failed my child development course this past semester. Out of 25.That’s right, almost one-quarter of them did not pass.I’m certainly not proud of it. In fact,
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Teaching Online: What Do Students Wish You Knew? (2021 Edition)
If you follow my blog, you’ve heard of my series, What Do Students Wish You Knew? Each semester, I ask my students what they wished their professors would
How to Help Students Stay on Top of Things
You ever have students miss an assignment? Or forget to do something they’re supposed to do? Or just in general get easily confused about class? I do. It
Getting Students To Show Their Faces On Zoom (Part 2)
The big concern professors have about Zoom (or any web conference platform) is: Should we require students to turn on their webcam? Or Why do so many students
Should Students Show their Faces on Zoom?
Last week I conducted classes virtually and in real time on Zoom, Google Hangouts, and Collaborate Ultra (Blackboard’s videoconferencing feature). And the whole time all I could focus
Engaging Students on a Personal Level
Bombing the Guest Lecture After more than 30 years as an executive in Silicon Valley, I was thrilled to get the opportunity to teach Business 70 at my
PODCAST: Applying a Marketer’s Mindset to Teaching
Marketing is all about creating relationships with customers. While students aren’t customers, professors can still learn a lot from the way marketers engage with their target audience and
Introducing Stop-Jot-Share
Let’s say it’s a week before final exams. You’re doing a review. Going over the major topics. You ask students questions like, “Can anyone describe Piaget’s stages of
Books That Transform Teaching
Mind you, these aren’t necessarily books on teaching. Or about teaching. In fact, most are related to persuasion, productivity, behavioral economics, parenting, marketing, entrepreneurship, and other books associated
Show—Don’t Tell—How You Grade
I used to hear students grumble about their grades: “I don’t understand how I ended up with a C.” “I was late only three times!” “I think it’s