Collaboration: Key to Learning and Career Success
Fostering Collaborative Learning by Using the Jigsaw Technique
By Youn Jung Huh Working in groups is considered an important skill in almost every job field, and students should acquire this skill before they graduate from college. In the beginning of my education classes, I always do a quick survey to gauge students’ previous learning experiences and their personal learning styles. Many of my […]
News Roundup: Student Agency
This week, promoting student agency and curiosity and encouraging students to be vulnerable. Sign up for The ‘Q’ Newsletter for the latest news and insights about higher education teaching and learning. Tech, Agency, Voice (On Not Teaching) Rather than establishing a hierarchy with students at the bottom and dispensing information, Chris Friend urges instructors to […]
We must give our students stability.
Teaching Through Change
By Aubree Evans Years ago, I taught writing courses at a university in a Gulf Arab country. My students were young women with stressful lives. Many of them were starting to think about whether their futures would involve travel, more education, or marriage. The students I taught had grown up in a burgeoning Westernized city […]
News Roundup: How to Engage Students
This week, instructors and teaching experts discuss practices for engaging students in a course. News and insights delivered to your inbox every week: The ‘Q’ Newsletter. How One Teaching Expert Activates Students’ Curiosity In her workshop, “The Power of the ‘Naïve Task,’” Kimberly Van Orman explores how instructors can encourage their students to think critically […]
3 things to do now to benefit students this fall
Ensure a Strong Semester With These Strategies
The time between semesters is an opportunity to reflect. How have we been successful during the past semester? Where might we make some adjustments to our courses? Although we may not feel the need to do a full course redesign, even small changes to our teaching can have a significant impact on students’ learning experiences. […]
The Quizemption: When Opting Out Is a Positive Choice
By Juanita M. Eagleson The tension is palpable. The air is rife with nervous energy, and anxiety is now a living organism. The men and women, the teenagers, the seniors, they all come to realize there is only one way out for them—back through the classroom door. Those who were quick enough to grab the […]
News Roundup: Metaphors for Teaching
This week, instructors explore how classics, podcasts, and other media and art can inform and mirror the teaching process. Sign up for The ‘Q’ Newsletter for weekly news and insights. Where Do We Wish to Go in Higher Education? Using Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Wife of Bath as a metaphor for finding a consensus on an appropriate direction […]
