In today's diverse and rapidly evolving media landscape—spanning traditional television broadcasts, online platforms, and increasingly influenced by artificial intelligence (AI)—the ability to critically evaluate information has become essential. The post Enhancing Critical Thinking with the CAT Test: Check, Ask, Think appeared first on Faculty Focus | Higher Ed Teaching & Learning ..read more

“What you appreciate appreciates” (Twist, n.d.). One of the practices I have employed in most of my classes during the past several years is “the appreciative close,” which is an offshoot of “the appreciative pause” recommended by Stephen Brookfield (Brookfield, 2015, pp.95-96). The post The Appreciative Close: A Strategy for Creating a Classroom Community appeared first on Faculty Focus | Higher Ed Teaching & Learning ..read more

“What you appreciate appreciates” (Twist, n.d.). One of the practices I have employed in most of my classes during the past several years is “the appreciative close,” which is an offshoot of “the appreciative pause” recommended by Stephen Brookfield (Brookfield, 2015, pp.95-96). The post The Appreciative Close: A Strategy for Creating a Classroom Community appeared first on Faculty Focus | Higher Ed Teaching & Learning ..read more

That’s not a new finding, and it’s something most instructors already know, but it’s the size of the difference that’s often underestimated. The post It Makes a Difference When Teachers Care appeared first on Faculty Focus | Higher Ed Teaching & Learning ..read more

That’s not a new finding, and it’s something most instructors already know, but it’s the size of the difference that’s often underestimated. The post It Makes a Difference When Teachers Care appeared first on Faculty Focus | Higher Ed Teaching & Learning ..read more

Too often, faculty make content coverage the focus of lesson planning. They plan their courses around the topics they need to cover, which usually leads to them motoring through information that their students are supposed to write down and retain The post Teaching Students, Not Subjects appeared first on Faculty Focus | Higher Ed Teaching & Learning ..read more

Too often, faculty make content coverage the focus of lesson planning. They plan their courses around the topics they need to cover, which usually leads to them motoring through information that their students are supposed to write down and retain The post Teaching Students, Not Subjects appeared first on Faculty Focus | Higher Ed Teaching & Learning ..read more

I’m a writing instructor in higher education. I’m also a writing specialist in a support center. I work with students from all disciplines and cultural and linguistic backgrounds where I cover the whole spectrum of writing instruction. The post The Impact of Non-Evaluative Feedback and Mindfulness in Writing appeared first on Faculty Focus | Higher Ed Teaching & Learning ..read more

I’m a writing instructor in higher education. I’m also a writing specialist in a support center. I work with students from all disciplines and cultural and linguistic backgrounds where I cover the whole spectrum of writing instruction. The post The Impact of Non-Evaluative Feedback and Mindfulness in Writing appeared first on Faculty Focus | Higher Ed Teaching & Learning ..read more

The evolving landscape of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) in higher education is reshaping the role of Chief Diversity Officers (CDOs) (El-Amin, 2022b). The post The Evolving Landscape of Diversity and Inclusion Management in Higher Education appeared first on Faculty Focus | Higher Ed Teaching & Learning ..read more