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…
Vawn Himmelsbach is a journalist based in Toronto.
Team building isn’t just for the corporate workplace — it can also be used in the classroom to encourage collaboration, problem-solving…
The three rhetorical appeals — pathos, ethos, logos — were defined by Aristotle hundreds of years ago, but they’re just as relevant…
While YouTube is better known for Taylor Swift and video game commentary than higher education, the video hosting platform has gone from a…
Looking to get on the tenure track? Here's what you need to plan for, and how to get there
While exams are designed to test and score knowledge, they don’t always indicate how well students are progressing through course…
For professors, new technology can be a fantastic opportunity to experiment and grow in realms not originally considered
Rote learning has become passé. So has passive teaching. These days, top educators are thinking about being agile and engaging, and…
It’s an age-old problem faced by teachers: how to motivate students. While research has found a correlation between motivation and…
Some days, students respond well to your lesson; other days you can’t seem to get through. That’s where reflective teaching can help. As…
Finding out about educational technology grants — especially ones that are relevant to higher education — isn’t as straightforward as…
If you love to teach and have a passion for your industry, you may want to consider part-time work in higher education. Here’s how to…
How experiential education can take place inside the classroom through techniques such as role-playing, simulations and collaborative group…
With so much uncertainty in the job market, self-regulated learning has become an essential skillset for lifelong learning and the ability…
There are tons of resources for educators on everything from new technology to digital pedagogy, teaching strategies and thought leadership…
Should cellphones be allowed in school? College students are going to bring their cellphones to class no matter what you do. As a teacher,…
Professors have always had to contend with cheating in college, but thanks to the growing use of technology in the classroom, students are…
Instructors are increasingly using Open Educational Resources (OER). But given the wide variety of materials available, how do you judge…
Long before the existence of the Internet, students have found ways to cheat. They wrote mathematical formulas on their hands or tried to…
In late August and early September, Hurricanes Harvey and Irma wreaked havoc not only on homes and businesses, but on post-secondary…
Columbia’s esteemed journalism school is offering a new degree program that incorporates data science — for a price tag of $147,514. In…
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