Volume XL, No. 32 | October 4, 2018 Differentiated Instruction Leads to Increased Student Engagement Student achievement is important in all levels of education. The effective use of classroom time has long been considered a key element for increasing student achievement. The most common use of classroom time is direct teaching, otherwise [...]
Volume XL, No. 31 | September 27, 2018 Interdisciplinary Studies Then and Now: Expanding Concepts of Integrative Teaching and Learning Interdisciplinary studies and integrative thinking have long been a topic of conversation in academia; many researchers have pointed to the advantages of engaging students in interdisciplinary studies and various forms of integrative [...]
Volume XL, No. 30 | September 20, 2018 Integrating Formative Assessment Practices While planning for each academic semester, instructors often search for new instructional practices that increase student engagement and retention. The challenge is to find optimal teaching practices that ensure students can understand and apply the course content. I often ask [...]
Volume XL, No. 29 | September 13, 2018 A Flipped Classroom Approach Can Invigorate Instructors and Students “Bueller? Bueller? Bueller?” Most people are likely aware of the iconic “Bueller?” scene from the 1986 film, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, when the monotone, high school instructor takes attendance for a less than enthusiastic classroom [...]
Volume XL, No. 28 | September 6, 2018 The Faculty Engagement Trend: How Years of Work Experience Impact Engagement Those of us in higher education often think about student engagement, but not employee engagement. However, business leaders have said that employee engagement should be a business’s main priority. In fact, in 2015, [...]
Volume XL, No. 27 | August 30, 2018 Three “M” Philosophy: Meaningful, Measurable, and Manageable Currently, four generations of educators are working side by side: baby-boomers, echo-boomers, Generation X’ers, and millennials. Professional roles are about to be passed on from the generation that elected President Kennedy to the generation that elected President [...]
Volume XL, No. 26 | August 23, 2018 Teaching Dually-Enrolled High School Students Over the past few years, Harford County Public Schools (HCPS) have developed a working relationship with Harford Community College (HCC) to provide high school students with the opportunity to enroll in college courses while still being enrolled in high [...]
Volume XL, No. 25 | August 16, 2018 Teamwork: Teaching Reality, 25 Years Later Teamwork consists a group of individuals working together to reach a common goal. Highly effective teams have the same desired end goal as any group of students or business workers, and that is to achieve a shared purpose. [...]
Volume XL, No. 24 | August 2, 2018 Let Me Take a Selfie Student engagement in the classroom and on campus is thought to improve students’ grades and increase retention rates. Having students involved in on-campus activities is beneficial because of the personal connections and relationships students build through their participation in [...]
Volume XL, No. 23 | July 19, 2018 College Orientation for New Students 2.0 In 1995, I authored the Innovation Abstracts, “College Orientation for New Students,” after Central Florida Community College’s (CFCC) Counseling Department won the Florida Association of Community Colleges Exemplary Practice Award for its student orientation program. As a young, [...]
