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From TA to Lecturer
Marcus Lau suggests three questions to ask for a successful transition into a first lecturer role.
Harnessing the Haters
Do your students think you’re a neo-Marxist feminist indoctrinator? Elisha Lim suggests some assignments intended to pull politically disaffected students back in.
It’s Not Them: It’s You
Rather than fixating on students’ supposed deficiencies, professors should recommit to core principles for learning, Erin Morris Miller writes.
Beyond the Research-Teaching Divide: Practical Steps for Educators
Sam Illingworth suggests five low-lift strategies for integrating research into teaching.
5 Easy Ways Professors Skeptical About Group Work Can Use It
Getting students to actively engage in class discussions is a common challenge, but group exercises can help both new and experienced instructors accomplish just that.
Ungrading for Hope
Tony Perman shares four key benefits and how, at best, ungrading helps create a classroom community that can take a semester’s journey in tandem.
Helping Students Ace the Dissertation Defense
Ramon B. Goings suggests strategies for how faculty can set doctoral students up for success in their defense.
College English Classrooms Should Be Slow
We need to give students the time to do their best reading and thinking, Luke Vines writes.