Teaching
Whether you are an academic-in-waiting or seeking a non-academic career, it is important to reflect on and show off the breadth of your teaching experience.
I know you’re stressed, but so am I. We all need to show a little understanding, patience and co-operation.
How could we provide an intense, cohort-based experiential learning course online? Don’t even try, some said, but we’re glad we did.
The goals of what we’re doing haven’t changed, but the how of what we’re doing certainly has.
The pandemic has accelerated universities’ reliance on these critical online systems.
Introducing The Skills Agenda.
Maybe – but the key question for colleges and universities is not the balance between online and face-to-face teaching, but survival.
What the rapid shift to remote delivery has shown us about the value of compassion.
Whether I am in a studio or lecture hall, in-person or online, what matters most is that I teach clearly and precisely so that students can incorporate the benefits of the class material for themselves.
In her final column for University Affairs, Dr. Riddell asks, how do we restore balance in higher education? We need to listen.
Being told your voice is too feminine, or too accented, lays bare what scholars already know: the important link between voice and power.
Ensuring equitable and quality education, as well as effective and efficient evaluation of student learning are among the imperatives identified for this disrupted academic year.
Remote teaching, half-empty residences and virtual orientations will mark this year’s return for most students.
A professor who loves the classroom goes online – and finds its virtues.
Use the supports available at your institution, accept the idea that students know what works for them and share your ideas with your peers rather than reinventing the wheel.
Seek instructional help from colleagues, be honest with your students, be generous to yourself and others. We’re all in this together.
The paper published in the Canadian Journal of Higher Education reveals a range of approaches and offers suggestions for improvement.
Self-reflections are another kind of metric, one that can create space for us to think carefully about our mission and mandates as teachers.
Based on a recent survey, both faculty and administrators agree that pedagogical strategies are needed for teaching online.
These centres have proven they are not mere “support” units but are crucial to the university’s mission.