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Virtual Classrooms: The Ultimate Guide To Setting Up Your Virtual Class.
Creating effective and engaging virtual classrooms is more important than ever—here’s how to get started
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Vawn Himmelsbach
Vawn Himmelsbach is a journalist based in Toronto.
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Teaching Strategies
How to Properly Implement Digital Textbooks in Your Classroom
While digital textbooks are increasingly making their way into classrooms, they require a new approach to teaching and learning—for both…
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Student Engagement
4 Surprising Ways To Boost Classroom Attendance
We know from studies—and the wisdom that comes with experience—that attending class leads to improved student outcomes. And yet, it’s…
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Faculty Development
How To Incorporate Midterm Course Evaluations
Students may be busy preparing for midterms, but this time of year is also an opportunity to take a pause by carrying out a midterm course…
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Education Technology
4 Emerging Education Technology Trends to Watch
Education and technology have always developed hand-in-hand—and technology has always informed the way we educate. But we are far from the…
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New to Teaching
6 Ways Professors Can Combat Cheating in the Classroom
From incorporating open-book testing, to utilizing secure online assessment technology, there are a number of ways professors can prevent…
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Agile Classroom
If Your Textbook Is Only Used for Readings, You’re Doing It Wrong
As any linguistics expert will tell you, words can last a lot longer than the technology they describe. A steamroller doesn’t use steam…
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Student Engagement
73% of Colleges Are Planning Active Learning Classrooms by 2020
Students are changing—which means courses must start changing too
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Education Technology
Technology in the Classroom in 2019: 6 Pros & Cons
For professors, new technology can be a fantastic opportunity to experiment and grow in realms not originally considered
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Trends in Higher Education
Personalized Learning: The Ultimate Guide
In today’s classroom, the pressure is on for educators and students to succeed. So how do higher ed facilitators and instructors provide a…
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Agile Classroom
Agile Learning: Collaboration in the Classroom
Agile learning takes its inspiration from the concept of ‘agile’ as used in the world of technology. Agile teams collaborate on projects…
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Student Engagement
19 Student Engagement Strategies to Start with in Your Course
Student engagement strategies are changing. Previously, in a traditional classroom, students would passively take notes while the professor…
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Active Learning
How to Engage Students in Active Learning
You’ve created new lesson plans and are experimenting with active learning in the classroom. The problem is, your students are completely…
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Faculty Development
Course Evaluation: What’s Wrong and How to Fix it
Course evaluation often elicits groans from students — and can cause stress for instructors. There’s even an article1 in The Chronicle…
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Education Technology
How Does Technology Impact Student Learning?
How does technology impact student learning? Some postsecondary educators view technology as a distraction in the classroom. Even if they…
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Student Engagement
10 Classroom Icebreakers For College Professors
Classroom icebreakers encourage new students to have conversations, get to know each other and feel comfortable in your classroom. They’re…
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Innovation in Teaching
10 Team Building Activities for Students
Team building isn’t just for the corporate workplace — it can also be used in the classroom to encourage collaboration, problem-solving…
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Student Engagement
Ethos, Pathos, Logos: How Rhetoric Can Improve Your Teaching
The three rhetorical appeals — pathos, ethos, logos — were defined by Aristotle hundreds of years ago, but they’re just as relevant…
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Education Technology
YouTube in the Classroom: 7 Tips and Best Practices
While YouTube is better known for Taylor Swift and video game commentary than higher education, the video hosting platform has gone from a…
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Faculty Development
How To Become a Tenure Track Professor
Looking to get on the tenure track? Here's what you need to plan for, and how to get there
