Food for Thought: Setting the Table for Learning Lolita Paff January 9, 2023 Whenever a restaurant asks him for a credit card to schedule a reservation, New York Times food critic Pete Wells writes, “I hear several messages, Read More »
Interpreting Student Comments on Course Evaluations Lolita Paff July 5, 2018 When it comes to feedback about course quality, students and teachers aren’t necessarily using the same yardstick. “How hard is it to get a good Read More »
How Teaching Online Can Improve Your Face-to-Face Classes Lolita Paff April 2, 2018 When teachers are tasked with developing an online course, their thinking often follows along these lines: This is what I do in class. How can Read More »
Creating a Course Calendar that Aligns to the Rhythms of the Semester Lolita Paff January 4, 2018 Do you have a system or standard process for prepping a course you’ve taught before? Where do you start? Early in my career, “one chapter Read More »
INSIGHTS: What Makes a Course Hard? Lolita Paff March 17, 2017 If you asked students to tell you what makes a course hard, what would they say? Would their answers be the same as yours? Would Read More »
Preparing a Learner-Centered Syllabus Lolita Paff December 1, 2016 The Oxford Dictionary defines “syllabus” as “an outline of the subjects in a course of study or teaching.” “Students who read a good syllabus are Read More »
The BIG Questions Assignment Lolita Paff December 1, 2016 This assignment gets students thinking about and revealing questions and issues of importance to them. Read More »
What Are the Characteristics of a Learner-Centered Syllabus? Lolita Paff November 27, 2016 A learner-centered syllabus shifts the syllabus emphasis from “What will be covered?” to “How can the course promote learning and intellectual development in students?” Read More »