Flip the First Day Kevin Brown, PhD January 6, 2020 It’s almost impossible to read blogs, articles, even books on teaching without seeing a multitude of suggestions for not “wasting” the first day of class Read More »
Why I Stopped Giving Exams Kevin Brown, PhD December 3, 2018 A few years ago, a student came to see me because she was having trouble passing the Praxis exam, which was delaying her student teaching Read More »
Improvising Great Classroom Discussion Kevin Brown, PhD May 18, 2017 I was watching a video of several of my students teaching this week. I had to be away for a conference, and they were scheduled Read More »
Online Forum Posts Improve Discussion in a Face-to-Face Classroom Kevin Brown, PhD December 1, 2016 Jay Howard’s new book, Discussion in the College Classroom (a book that is well worth your time), lays out the research showing that cold calling Read More »
More Than a Contract Kevin Brown, PhD October 1, 2013 Several years ago, I read Judith Grunert’s book The Course Syllabus. The book taught me several things about syllabi that changed the way I look Read More »