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  1. How To Get The Title Professor: Career Steps to Take

    To the outsider, being a college or university professor seems like a great career. You get to work everyday in a field or subject you’re…

  2. A 19-Point Teaching Checklist For The First-Time Lecturer

    Top Hat Scholar and Distinguished Lecturer Emeritus of biology at University of Wisconsin-Madison, Andrew Petto, offers a series of tips to…

  3. What Makes a Good Teacher in 2018: 3 Traits to Develop

    What makes a good teacher in higher education is not your level of knowledge, or even your ability to grade students quickly. It’s down to…

  4. How to Organize a Lecture: Use This Free Planning Tool

    Every teacher knows what a pedagogical lecture plan is meant to achieve in the classroom. But if you want to know how to organize your…

  5. Behind the Buzzwords: A Guide to Modern Education Jargon

    We’ve started a glossary to explain some of the more confusing education jargon used to describe modern teaching techniques and lesson…

  6. Small Changes in Teaching: The Minutes Before Class

    Use the vital first few minutes before class begins to bond with students, set a firm agenda, and build a sense of curiosity.