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Jessamyn Neuhaus

SNAFU EDU: What to Do When Teaching Goes Sideways

Get your toolkit of strategies for when things go sideways. Watch now!
Michelle Miller

Teaching from the Same Side

Tired of playing classroom cop? Dr. Michelle Miller shares how to turn your class into a collaborative, engaging space. Watch today!
Ted Ladd

Cultivating Student Self-Worth in the Age of AI

Learn how to use AI to promote student agency and self-worth by amplifying the talents and skills that only humans possess. Watch now!
Flower Darby

Small Teaching with AI: Simple Strategies for Engaged Learning

Get strategies to navigate ethical AI use, increase student engagement and maintain academic integrity in your course. Watch now!
Saundra McGuire

Boosting Student Motivation and Mastery in STEM

Award-winning STEM educator Dr. Saundra McGuire shares simple, research-based strategies to motivate students and deepen learning.
Derek Bruff

How to Improve Teaching and Learning with Generative AI

Dr. Derek Bruff, acclaimed educator and faculty developer, offers options, strategies and examples for reimagining assignments in the age of AI.
James Lang

Academic Integrity in the Age of AI

James Lang, educator and author of Cheating Lessons, shares course design practices that reduce the incentive to cheat.
Dr. Viji Sathy & Dr. Kelly Hogan

Inclusive Communication in the STEM Classroom

Dr. Viji Sathy and Dr. Kelly Hogan offer concrete strategies to improve student persistence and outcomes in STEM.
Michelle Miller

Learning at the Intersection of Cognition, Motivation and Technology

Dr. Michelle Miller, acclaimed educator, offers strategies on making the most of ed tech based on how the mind works.
José Antonio Bowen

From Syllabus to Assessment: Strategies for the New Semester

José Antonio Bowen shares ideas to help you create a welcoming, inclusive and engaging course.
Dr. Adam Sáenz

Changing Student Lives Through the Power of Connection

Adam Sáenz highlights strategies that will make a life-changing impact on your students.
Saundra McGuire

Teaching STEM Students How to Learn

Saundra McGuire presents concrete strategies to fuel academic success for all STEM students.
Dr. Barbara Oakley

Engaging Students: Insights from Neuroscience and the Big Screen

Dr. Barbara Oakley shares strategies to engage students using insights from movie-making and neuroscience.
Jesse Stommel

From Grades to Growth: Ungrading and Alternative Assessments

Jesse Stommel explores unique approaches to assessments that are designed to motivate all students.
José Antonio Bowen

Inclusive Teaching: Reaching More Students

A leader of change and innovation in higher ed for 35 years, José Antonio Bowen highlights inclusive teaching strategies you can put into action to ensure every student thrives.
Dr. Christopher Emdin

Transform Learning: Embracing Vulnerability and Authenticity

Best-selling author and social justice champion Dr. Christopher Emdin highlights the tangible ways we can spark moments of discovery and insight in all students by bringing our authentic selves to the classroom.
Dr. Pooja Agarwal

Powerful Teaching: Unleash the Science of Learning

Cognitive scientist Dr. Pooja Agarwal will help reshape learning in your classroom with evidence-based teaching strategies designed to enhance engagement and belonging for your students.
James Lang

Teaching Distracted Minds: Old Challenges, New Contexts

Celebrated author and lecturer James Lang highlights activities to help you capture and sustain student attention in any classroom.
Dr. Viji Sathy & Dr. Kelly Hogan

Inclusive Teaching: Empowering All Students to Thrive

Dr. Sathy and Dr. Hogan address inequities in the classroom and offer tips to help all students feel included.
Stephanie Dillon

Breaking the Mold: Transforming Student Retention and Success in Chemistry

Learn how one professor is dramatically reducing DFW rates in her general chemistry course while upping the ante on student engagement.
Naomi Latini Wolfe

Social Problems & Silver Linings: Tackling Sensitive Subjects

Author and sociologist Naomi Latini Wolfe discusses how to facilitate difficult discussions to help students thrive.
Jeffrey Klausman

Composing a College Career: Setting the Table for Student Success

Dr. Jeffrey Klausman speaks on how to help students identify and personalize strategies to maximize their success in college.
Robert Brym & Mellisa Holtzman

Unanswered Questions, Active Minds: The Power of ‘Doing’ in Introductory Sociology

The authors of Sociology: Thinking Beyond the Book explore ways to deepen engagement in introductory sociology. Watch today!
Derek Weber

Culturing an Idea: Creating & Delivering Engaging Lab Content

See how Derek Weber creates student-centered lab content that delivers engaging learning experiences.