As an undergraduate, I took a seminar dedicated entirely to Ulysses by James Joyce. Joyce’s modernist novel is mystifying, so question marks hung on the ends of students’ contributions. As we ...
Quick, low-stakes observations focused on student learning allow administrators to provide teachers with useful feedback on ...
What happens when students can openly discuss AI boundaries, then reflect on their own use through a simple survey?
When asked to imagine classroom learning, some people envision a teacher at the front of the room, guiding their students’ learning through a series of questions without much connection to the ...
I read with interest Anna Broadbent’s essay on the benefits and pitfalls of class participation grades. From my perch as a provost, former dean and former department chair, I find that the grade for ...
L ectures are boring. Assignments are busy work. And all of that tuition is for this? When Justin Shaffer hears these kinds of complaints from students, he thinks they have a point. He also thinks ...
It is my hope that during this Black History Month jawn, my jawn of engagement will encourage other educators to create their ...