Category: Featured
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Design a better semester
Regular readers know that The Chronicle runs a lively advice section, stocked with dozens of essays from teaching experts. …I want to highlight a few here in the hopes that they might furnish new approaches and energize you as you head into the next semester. How to create a syllabus. This advice guide, by Kevin Gannon, takes…
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Awe Without Surrender: Staying Curious But Grounded with AI
LANCE EATON, APR 21, 2026 Excerpts below. Full article available here. That’s the space I want to explore today. Awe without surrender. Staying curious about what these tools make possible and staying grounded in the idea that we are still the ones responsible for how they shape our thinking, our learning, and our work. A…
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Teaching Complex Topics? Try Cartoons
Adapted from “Bring Course Concepts to Life with Cartoons” by Tojin T. Eapen, Kiran Pedada, and Ashish Sinha Cartoons and comics are likely not the first pedagogical approach you think of for teaching the complex topics of your discipline. But these simple, humorous illustrations can cut right to the core of a concept—sparking discussion, deepening understanding, and leaving a lasting…
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Teaching: Advice on starting a new semester
How to create a syllabus. This advice guide, by Kevin Gannon, takes a deep dive into the components of making a comprehensive syllabus, including course goals, policies on attendance and late work, AI use, grading, and assessment. For each area, he offers questions to consider, options and examples, and links to the work of other…
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The Final Stretch: Designing a Meaningful Course Ending
By: Dr. Amena Shahid As the term draws to a close, students are not the only ones counting the weeks left. Instructors, too, often feel a mix of relief and fatigue. However, while the finish line may be in sight, what happens in those final weeks can be some of the most impactful moments of…