Even before the first day of class, professors have the ability to make a good impression on their students. How? Through the development of a well-designed, effective...
Best Practices For Teaching
Large Lectures – Helpful Tips and Tricks
Learning that they will be teaching a 100+ person lecture is often a frightening moment for many first-time professors. Large lectures have unique benefits and detrime...
Classroom Policies and Procedures
When developing a course or syllabus, professors often encounter a few questions they need to answer that may influence the classroom environment. These classroom poli...
Essay-Based Assignments: Do’s and Don’t’s
For many professors within the humanities, essays or research papers will be a necessary component of assessment. Out-of-class writing assignments can provide students...
Negotiating Your Contract: Do’s and Don’ts
So you’ve gotten an offer from an institution to become an adjunct professor: now what? For many professors, the answer is negotiating your contract. Negotiating...