Few psychologists would claim that the lecture is dead but those who aspire to be good or even great teachers rely on this method less than their own teachers did. What’s taken its place? Engaging ...

So often we start class by setting-the-stage or doing warm-up exercises, but we rarely take the time to end class with the same purpose. We teach up until the last-minute, forgetting that students ...

There’s no hand-raising in an online classroom, no vigorous head-nodding when a classmate has made a great point. In a virtual class, there’s no chance to approach an instructor after a lecture to ask ...

Discussion-based approaches to instruction, coupled with challenging academic demands, are positively related to students’ literacy performance, a recent study has found. The study examined the way ...

Whether you're leading your class or advising an extracurricular group, we hope this guide will make the podcasting process easier. Below, you'll find a breakdown of the process and a series of sample ...

My course evaluations are in. They are mostly encouraging — except for the ones that say I should lecture more. “Lessen the amount of reading per week and just lecture more,” reads one comment.