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Over the past 8 months (which feels more like 8 years), faculty developers have worked tirelessly to come up with new and creative ways to promote community building in the classroom. "We need connection now more than ever!" we have cried and beat our drum for Zoom...

I'd like to take a moment to shift focus from students to you, the faculty, as part of this pandemic pedagogy series. Since the switch to remote teaching, we've been going fast and furious how to teach and support students as they experience tech problems,...

In Part One, I shared some background thoughts and experiences on assessment. In short, there's no magic solution that eliminates cheating. So instead, let's focus on making better assessments and celebrate the students who are trying their best. While the advice I...

Assessment has never been an easy task, and the move to remote teaching has made it more frustrating for faculty and students alike. Faculty feel like cheating on exams has increased while students struggle with technological barriers and seemingly intrusive...

After the 2016 election, many faculty were caught off guard by students who wanted to process their reactions during class. Emotions were running high - students were angry, scared, happy, confused. And many felt the need to talk about it, even if the course...

If you're not holding synchronous classes, how can you still connect with your students and create opportunities for them to interact and engage with the course material? I made a short video on this topic and I also summarize my advice below. Find out how students...

One common theme I'm hearing from faculty is student engagement (or lack thereof) in synchronous courses. Students aren't turning on their cameras, they aren't responding to questions, breakout rooms are nothing but silence and black boxes. So I put together some...