Thriving in Academe

Service Learning

Doing service learning right means balancing the educational needs of students with the practical needs of the community. Dr Rona Karasik shares how to create successful service learning projects.

Come, Follow Me

Melinda Barlow, an associate professor from the University of Colorado at Boulder, stresses the importance of mentoring female graduate students.

Do Your Homework

Patricia Armstrong of Vanderbilt University and Katherine Stanton of Princetion University offer tips on making your homework assigmments matter more to your students.

Thinking Critically

Teaching critical thinking is not just the purview of philosophers teaching logic states Derek D. Turner, an assistant professor at Connecticut College. He offers some relatively painless approaches to encouraging critical thinking across the disciplines.

Adjusting to Change

To organize classes so that all students learn, Leora Baron, director of the Teaching & Learning Center at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, advises instructors to consider integrating training methods into their traditional approaches.

An Expert Teacher

Content knowledge is crucial to good college teaching. But knowledge about who our students are and how they learn is an equally essential component of expert teaching, say authors Susan Ambrose and Michael Bridges of Carnegie Mellon University.

Trailblazing by Team

James R. Davis, dean of the University of Denver's University College, shares successful methods for interdisciplinary teaching.

Show Me the Way

Gloria Pierce, a professor in the Department of Counseling, Human Development and Educational Leadership at Montclair State University, discusses the rewards and requirements of the mentor and the protégé that will lead to a successful mentoring relationship.

Reaching Students

Kristine M. Smith and Marianne Williams, instructors at Durham Technical Community College, share strategies for helping all students perform well in college.

Giving Good Grades

Barbara Walvoord, faculty development director and professor of English at the University Notre Dame, focuses on grading as a valuable tool for learning and assessment. "A worthwhile grading process promotes student learning."

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