Sparking Connection: Introducing Yourself with a Digital Story
When faculty tell me their online students “just don’t engage,” I always want to ask a simple question: Do your students actually know you? Not your credentials. Not your syllabus.…
Show, Don’t Tell: Models of Transformative Reading
Our students do not need yet another reverent speech about literature’s profound importance, especially from English professors like me. They need examples, models of what people actually do with books. …
A Simple 30-Day Check-In That Reconnects Teaching to Purpose
There are moments in a semester when teaching feels steady, even productive, and yet you feel less connected to the work than you would like. You are showing up, teaching…