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Higher education institutions must recreate and redefine their value by investing in tools to improve student success. For higher education to remain

“OK, so my article this morning on #ungrading is generating a lot of questions. Because I love you all, I will take a break from my Lenten social media fast for one hour to do an AMA. Ready, set, go.”

A "real world" approach to deadlines on college work means something different than you might think.

After years of doing research and training on active learning classrooms, I've finally been able to teach in one. Here's what I've learned.

During major breaking news events like the current war in Ukraine, social media users are bombarded with large amounts of mis- and disinformation, fact-checkers report. Here are some tips on how to prevent the spread of misinformation during breaking news events, according to experts.

“I’ve met people who effortlessly said, “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious” but were unwilling to learn to say people’s name right. Learning and / putting effort into saying someone’s name correctly is one of the most basic things and humane things we could do.”

Me, 2012: Growth mindset is amazing! Now I know why my students aren’t trying, and how to fix it. I’m going to encourage growth mindset in my classroom. Me, 2017: I liked growth mindset…

Like so, so complicated.

Research shows that grades are often not a good reflection of student learning and growth, and that being graded can be stressful for students. In addition, many traditional grading practices ...

The Zoom chat is a tremendous teaching tool. So why aren’t more educators and facilitators using it?

How do I ensure my meeting/class is accessible for all participants? Enable the Closed Captions feature on your account for any meetings or classes that will require closed captions. Closed capti...

Current and archived sites for courses I've taught.

We have all heard people claim to be "visual learners," "auditory learners," or some other type of learner. The belief that people have their own individual ...

Advocates ask teachers to cede authority to students. But what if you are a faculty member of color or an adjunct without much acknowledged authority to share?

Chris Gilliard (@hypervisible) is a leading critic of surveillance technology, digital privacy, and the problematic ways that tech intersects with race and social class. We talk about the automated

Spicy takes from Benjamin Bloom

College instructors have changed their attitudes toward academic integrity in online courses, according to a new report from Wiley.

Leadership & Teaching Resources Link here to learn about the FDC’s Leadership & Teaching Series and how you can build your evidence-based decision making skills. General Education Assessment Planning General Education Program Courses, Distribution, & Functional Competencies Maps GEP courses to the UMBC Functional Competencies, including First-Year Seminars. Assessment of General Education Courses Contextualizes General […]

I’m back in the podcast editing saddle with two sessions parked in Audacity for the OEG Voices show and hoping I can pin Antonio Vantaggiato down (or get my own schedule in order) for an over…

In a recent survey, a whopping 97% of education professionals agreed that video is essential to students' academic experience.

How to turn a Zoom chat into a useful summary Have you ever wanted to create a useful chat summary from a virtual class meeting, presentation or panel discussion on Zoom (or some other videoconference tool)? For over 10 years now, I’ve been using a strategy I call the “hashtag chat summary” to ...

Today I'm going to begin a workshop by inviting instructors to view their syllabus not as a contract but as a conversation starter. #HigherEd #FacDev https://t.co/op0UC5lpnz