Archive for January, 2009

A University President Returns to Undergraduate Teaching

The idea of a college administrator or professor enrolling as an undergraduate student or even living in college dorms is uncommon, but both events have happened.  In 2004 Roger Martin, former Harvard University Dean and President of Randolph-Macon College, enrolled himself as a college freshman at St. John’s College.   Rebekah Nathan, a university professor at […]

Continue Reading January 30th, 2009

Funding…Instructional Improvement Grant deadline approaching

The deadline for the Instructional Improvement Grant is approaching fast. The deadline for proposals is 5pm, March 2nd. Awards of up to $1000 are provided for proposals that lead to significant and demonstrable improvement in pedagogical skills and/or have a positive effect on student learning. More information and guidelines concerning proposals are available at:http://www.bgsu.edu/offices/provost/profDevel/fdcgrants.htmOr call […]

Continue Reading January 26th, 2009

Learning Students’ Names

A recent string of ideas came across the Lilly Conference on College Teaching listserv recently. Here is a sampling of some ideas you can try in your large lecture class to remember students’ names: From L. Dee Fink (author of a great book – Creating Significant Learning Experiences): …(L)earning names is extremely helpful but challenging […]

Continue Reading January 20th, 2009

First Weeks of Class

As the semester is about to begin, it’s time to think about the most important day of the entire semester… the first day of class. The first day of class sets the tone for the entire semester. While most of us plan to simply go over the syllabus, there are other things that we can […]

Continue Reading January 9th, 2009

Eric Mazur: “Farewell, Lecture?”

Lecture, arguably, is the most common method of teaching in higher education. It is not uncommon to walk into any classroom and find students can be busy trying to keep notes on what their instructor is saying. In the latest issue of Science, Eric Mazur, a physics professor at Harvard University, offers his own perspective on […]

Continue Reading January 6th, 2009



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