In a famous essay about characters in fiction, the novelist Mary McCarthy wrote, “We are the hero of our own story.” I’m often reminded of this in my work, helping faculty to improve their teaching.

Whether it be project-based learning, design thinking or genius hour, it's easy to get confused by the many education buzzwords floating about. But at their heart these pedagogies are all ...

Part I : Finding out about learner-centered teaching -- Chapter 1. What is learner-centered teaching? -- The adventure begins -- What's so special about LCT? -- Learner-centered teaching : CPR for ...

We guide students to understand the world around them and to ask questions. Our goal is to help students learn how to think critically, regardless of the content or subject area, so that they may take ...

Editor's Note: This is the seventh in a series of blog posts in which teaching award winners will share their experiences, philosophies, and techniques. Sawako Tsutsumi Sawako Tsutsumi is a Lecturer ...

How to develop a teaching style that is best suited to your course goals and students' needs. How to plan a course syllabus that will maximize your students' learning. What research tells us about ...

Just about every professor wants to teach graduate courses. Lots of them regard it practically as their birthright, which isn’t unusual when you consider that the graduate-school experience marks ...

July half gone, this is the time of the year that one’s thoughts may first turn toward the fall semester. Hopefully not too many thoughts. It is only July, after all. Unfortunately, I think the ...

A course syllabus serves as a road map for navigating the upcoming term and content that will be covered, but researchers believe it could support students’ self-directed learning as well. A November ...