Discussion-based approaches to instruction, coupled with challenging academic demands, are positively related to students’ literacy performance, a recent study has found. The study examined the way ...

Early this year, after the pandemic had moved my classroom online, a student asked if we could try “silent meetings” in a course I was teaching. At first I assumed that, like many of us, he was just ...

Few psychologists would claim that the lecture is dead but those who aspire to be good or even great teachers rely on this method less than their own teachers did. What’s taken its place? Engaging ...

So the day of the text-based discussion has arrived and all of the students have had time to think about their ideas, write them down and pair-share in preparation for a vibrant and meaningful student ...

As we approach the fall semester, one thing everyone who is returning to in-person teaching should be thinking about is how they will run discussions. Class discussions have always been complicated, ...

Academy of Management Learning & Education, Vol. 2, No. 1 (Mar., 2003), pp. 22-36 (15 pages) I discuss the difficulty and promise of offering an executive MBA OBHR course via an asynchronous, ...

For many students, participating in online class discussions feels like a chore—a box to check off for participation points rather than a lively dialogue. “I go in there and do it because I have to,” ...

In a directive similar to President Trump’s executive order, Angelo State U. told instructors they can no longer suggest that ...

In a video that captures the encounter, a student confronts a professor over class curriculum surrounding gender identity.