Affirming Students

James Lang suggests that instructors should practice values affirmation . Lang cites research by Miyake1, Kost-Smith, Finkelstein, Pollock, Cohen, and Ito1 (2010), which showed that affirmation seemed to level performance among genders, as well as research by David Gooblar (2020) on minority response to affirmation.

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Fostering Student Engagement

Sarah Rose Cavanagh shares tips for student engagement . These are:

• Linking emotionally is vital.
• Your persona and performance matter.
• Humans are motivated by community.
• Stories are our ‘Most Natural Form of Thought.’

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First Day of Class Experience

James Lang advises new faculty on creating a positive first day experience for students.

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Teaching Newsletter

The Chronicle of Higher Education now has a newsletter called Teaching which offers best practice ideas. In the selected issue, teachers talk about student's course evaluations, using social media and improving student engagement.

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A Moral Dilemma

Herb Childress laments that universities are training far too many for professorships when there are not enough positions for them.

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Teaching Tips

The Chronicle of Higher Education offers a collection of "Two Minute Video Tips " prepared by experienced university teachers.

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