Berta Carrasco Modern and Classical Languages Hope College Discussion boards are one of the most effective, most used activities – in a class that is either hybrid or fully online. The theory about online discussion boards and how to create effective ones is extensive and easily accessible. Several universities or… Read More
Author: Greg Wegner
A Creation Story: The Albion College Center for Teaching and Learning
Jocelyn McWhirter Stanley S. Kresge Professor and Chair, Religious Studies Director, Center for Teaching and Learning at Albion College In the beginning, there was a sea of library books on pedagogy in higher education. There were also a few brown-bag discussions. Then two junior faculty members said, “Let there be… Read More
Responding to Students Regarding the Presidential Election
The outcome of the presidential election has given rise to emotionally charged expressions and actions on several college campuses across the country. At a meeting involving senior officers of GLCA member colleges last week, a number of presidents and provosts returned early to their campuses in order to be physically… Read More
Coverage or Uncoverage: Lessons Learned while Teaching History
By Patrick Jackson (Philosophy, Religious Studies, and History, Allegheny College) Some years ago, before I finished my PhD and came to teach at Allegheny, I was a lecturer in the history department at the flagship campus of a large, public, research university. I was in charge of the “second… Read More