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Student Engagement

  1. How Innovation-Based Learning (IBL) Is Helping More Students Become Career-Ready

    Joe Sanchez has developed a new model proven to increase course pass rates while preparing students for the world of work

  2. Why It’s Time to Reframe Your Approach Towards Student Feedback

    Feedback has traditionally been backwards-looking. The feedforward framework is a more authentic, tailored alternative.

  3. 3,052 College Students on What They Want When Campuses Re-Open

    Flexible course delivery, empathetic faculty and active learning factor heavily in students’ perception of value

  4. The Ultimate Guide to Writing Learning Objectives: Definitions, Strategies and Examples

    Simple steps to writing effective, measurable learning objectives for university and college educators. This guide includes practical…

  5. 9 Ways to Re-Energize Your Classroom Right Now

    In many college classrooms, engagement rates have plummeted steadily since the start of the term. Here’s how to rejuvenate your course…

  6. The Ultimate Guide to Culturally Responsive Teaching

    Creating a culturally responsive classroom will help diverse students feel seen in your college courses

  7. 3 Ways to Bring Your Organic Chemistry Course to Life

    Professor William Ogilvie’s textbook emphasizes a mechanistic approach that favors understanding and application over memorization

  8. How to Give General Chemistry Students Confidence

    Professor Franklin Ow was determined to remove barriers to success in his general chemistry course. Here’s how authoring a digital…

  9. How to Email Your Professor: A Student’s Guide

    Setting expectations for how and when students communicate with you will lighten your workload and create a more open and transparent…

  10. 3 Ways to Drive Reading Comprehension Using a Digital Textbook

    Generation Z aren’t the type to read for fun—here’s how to address that in your real-time and self-paced college classes

  11. How These 8 Educators Maintain Flexibility in Their Online Classes

    In our recent #ProfChats, educators share how they incorporate flexibility and empathy into their courses to ensure students are engaged

  12. 4 Ways to Serve Up Conversation Starters in Class

    Students miss back-and-forth communication with their peers. Here’s how to fix that online.

  13. How to Spark Great In-Class Discussions: 6 Ideas That Work

    Class discussions are a great way to gain insights into student comprehension, encourage community building and explore new ideas. Here are…

  14. Why Staying Connected Is Important in Asynchronous Classes

    Being mindful of what gets put on students’ plates has boosted GPAs in Joel Stake’s biology classes, even with the transition to…

  15. 17 Learning Strategies to Implement In Your Classroom

    Learning strategies are a critical element in ensuring students grasp course concepts and are especially important in blended and online…

  16. Six Ways to Maintain Online Student Engagement and Attendance

    Increase active learning and online discussions in any real-time or asynchronous class

  17. 5 Expert Tips for Creating Community in Online Classes

    A roundup of the best insights from educators on inclusive tech use, driving student connections and community-based assessment approaches

  18. Zooming In and Zoning Out: Combat Zoom Fatigue in Education

    Video calls can be exhausting. Here’s how to make them work for you and your college students.

  19. Creating an Equitable Classroom Community in 7 Steps

    Invest in students’ personal and academic success by building an equity-minded learning environment

  20. 9 Ways to Embrace Community Management in Higher Ed

    Help all students thrive online by seeking out new ways to enhance communication and collaboration