Volume XLVII, No. 1 |  January 23, 2025 Emotional Labor: The Unseen Baggage Causing Faculty Burnout Anne knew something was wrong, but she could not put her finger on it. Each day before class, she felt the need to pump herself up to give her lectures. Exhausted after a 75-minute class session, [...]

Volume XLVI, No. 16 |  November 14, 2024 Using Class Participation to Create Test Questions Introduction  There is a sub-population of students who enter each freshman class with marginal qualifications. The following activities were developed to help this sub-group of students have a positive learning experience. The activities described include the use [...]

Volume XLVI, No. 15 |  October 31, 2024 Promoting Diversity in STEM History: A Multicultural Perspective  Introduction: What Does the Data Say?  In the contemporary landscape of the STEM workforce, Hispanic, Asian, and Black workers represent 15%, 10%, and 9% respectively1. Conversely, American Indians and Alaska Natives collectively constitute less than 1% [...]

Volume XLVI, No. 14 |  October 17, 2024 The Apposite Learning Model: Forging Students Into Skilled Professionals of the Future Acquiring or enhancing soft skills is an important part of the learning process. Examples of soft skills are interpersonal communication, time management, adaptability, problem solving. The importance of soft skills has been highlighted [...]

Volume XLVI, No. 13 |  October 3, 2024 A Recipe for a Successful Collaboration: Coming Together, Staying Together, Working Together  Introduction  One approach to teaching complex concepts to students is to teach from multiple perspectives—i.e., integrative interprofessional teaching. Integrative interprofessional teaching is when two faculty, from two different schools, two different disciplines, [...]

Volume XLVI, No. 11 |  September 5, 2024 Humanities and Pedagogy: Freud and Jung Using films to teach Freudian and Jungian psychology is a unique way to introduce psychoanalysis to students. Carl Jung's study of archetypes and the human psyche is a significant departure from Freudian perspectives. Both divergent viewpoints can allow [...]

Volume XLVI, No. 10 |  August 22, 2024 Danke Schoen: Bringing It Everyday  Danke Schoen! To those not familiar with Wayne Newton, which is probably a generation younger than those reading this piece, it is with reluctance that I say “Google” him. As a brief refresher, I offer this short synopsis of [...]