We’ve all had that student who seems uninterested in being in our class. You know the one we mean: He sits in the back, keeps one earbud in his ear, doesn’t engage in discussion, and doesn’t make eye contact. What if you made a special effort to reach that one student? I had one of … More The Headphone Kid
I remember the first day I stepped onto a college campus. I stopped by to see about taking a writing class. Just one class. I was almost 20 years old, married, and about to have a baby, so I didn’t think going to college full-time was an option for me. I just wanted to know … More An Invisible Syndrome
I was recently reminded of a time when I wrote a few blogs for UTSA. In March 2020, higher education experienced a seismic shift. All faculty, staff, and students shifted to remote learning because of the COVID 19 pandemic. Like many, I was teaching a face-to-face course that had to be redesigned for an online … More Teaching with Empathy
Knowing how humans learn, especially as adults, is important to our success as faculty. Children are naturally curious…what happens to them as they get older? Why do they seem to become less curious? It’s less about them, and more about our system of educating them. How many of you have been asked to take a … More A Bit About Learning
Six deeper learning strategies for instructors … More Back to the Basics
Dr. Shelley Howell 