From Weeding Out to Belonging
City College of San Francisco Encourages Collaboration, Student Feedback
When it comes to improving classroom attendance and student engagement, sometimes the simplest strategies are the most effective. At least that’s what Indika Walimuni, ACUE-accredited instructor of physics and computer science at City College of San Francisco (CCSF), says. “I started teaching in 2017 and wanted to be an effective instructor but didn’t know how. […]
Student engagement up at City College of San Francisco
Embracing My “Nerdy Introvert” to Effectively Teach
Jessamyn Neuhaus is a proud combination of geek, introvert, and nerd. What drew her to academia, after all, is the joy she derives from working and researching in complete solitude. But what does that mean for her role as an educator? In her book Geeky Pedagogy, Neuhaus grapples with her inner nerd and explores how […]
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Leveraging Technology and Mentors to Refresh Teaching Practices
Q&A with Andrew Burnstine, associate professor of fashion marketing and management at Lynn University What motivated you to complete your ACUE certification? For the past several years, I had noticed that many of my course lectures, discussions and materials were old and outdated. My course reviews were fine. What got my attention were some of […]
From courses to career: Incorporating relevancy, accountability, and connections
By Cindy Blackwell, Ph.D. From the moment I dropped the first mouse into the snake’s cage, I knew my life was not going quite as I had planned. More than five years after earning my Bachelor of Journalism degree from the University of Texas at Austin, I found myself feeding snakes in order to feed […]
A Conversation on Student Success: Reimagining Gateway Courses
This video features guest Dr. Rita Cheng, president of Northern Arizona University. Bio 181 at Northern Arizona University used to be known as a “weed out” course, with about 30% of students dropping out. It’s a gateway too—required for 25 majors, meaning that about 1 in 10 students need to pass it. When a companion […]
A Conversation on Student Success with Dr. Rita Cheng
Step by Step: Broward College Mathematics Professor Improves Student Success, Builds Classroom Community
Can seemingly minor adjustments to teaching practices, such as the introduction of peer-to-peer instruction and detailed scoring rubrics, make a difference in learning outcomes? Dr. Kyla Williams—a Broward College assistant professor who has taught mathematics for more than 15 years—intended to find out. “As a math teacher, I was interested to see how these changes […]
