It’s a favorite refrain: “The best teaching is teaching that is a genuine, authentic representation of who you are.” Yes, in the classroom we
It’s a favorite assignment in upper-division major courses—have students collaborate on a research project. The rationale is straightforward. Students learn how to do research by
How good are your students at assessing the quality of their work? Do they understand and act on the feedback you provide? I’ll wager that
I discovered some good literature on the student entitlement topic while preparing for the Magna Online Seminar program I’m presenting later today.
The scenarios here can be used to explore the salient issues, starting with a deeper understanding of what entitlement involves. Most of the definitions are
I continue to be concerned that we don’t design learning experiences as developmentally as we should. What happens to students across a course (and the
What is student entitlement? Ask a group of teachers to define student entitlement and their answers will strike similar themes. A definition often used by
Here’s a comment that’s got me thinking.
Kristie McAllum writes in Communication Education, “We have created a system that simply replaces helicopter parents with helicopter professors.
When an exam approaches, virtually all students agree they need to study and most will, albeit with varying intensity. Most will study the same way
If what we’re teaching is relevant to students’ personal lives, future careers, and current success, that’s motivating, Leah Hoops observes and documents with references. If
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