Teaching

Teaching Sept. 11 Using Virtual Reality

Adam M. McMahon — Thu, 09/11/2025 - 03:00 AM

Seeking a way to convey the import of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks to students too young to remember them, Adam M. McMahon writes that he turned to virtual reality.

A Teaching Mantra for the New Year

Jeffrey Nesteruk — Tue, 09/02/2025 - 03:00 AM

Jeffrey Nesteruk shares eight words of pedagogical wisdom: Be clear. Be engaging. Be honest. Be kind.

The Update Desk

Niles Mattier — Fri, 08/29/2025 - 03:00 AM

A simple five-minute practice can build community in the college classroom, Niles Mattier writes.

Teaching About Class in a Post-DEI Era

Sothy Eng — Fri, 08/08/2025 - 03:00 AM

A simple sticky note activity can jump-start classroom conversations about a difficult topic, Sothy Eng writes.

Can Intellectual Virtues Re-Energize Teaching?

Rebecca Vidra — Fri, 07/25/2025 - 03:00 AM

Rebecca Vidra writes that she is thinking hard this summer about what it means to be an intellectually curious, humble and resilient teacher.

Teaching Critiques in a Vexed Political Time

Talia Dan-Cohen — Mon, 07/21/2025 - 03:00 AM

Talia Dan-Cohen considers implications for teaching critiques of power and expertise in a time of wild cross-pollinations across political lines.

We Can’t Ban AI, but We Can Friction Fix It

Catherine Savini — Wed, 07/16/2025 - 03:00 AM

Faculty can do a lot to make it harder, and less enticing, for students to use generative AI, Catherine Savini writes.

A Multiday In-Class Essay for the ChatGPT Era

John Robison — Tue, 07/01/2025 - 03:00 AM

John Robison explains how, using Lockdown Browser, he tried to replicate key elements of the traditional take-home humanities essay in a new assignment.

From TA to Lecturer

Marcus Lau — Fri, 06/27/2025 - 03:00 AM

Marcus Lau suggests three questions to ask for a successful transition into a first lecturer role.

Harnessing the Haters

Elisha Lim — Fri, 06/20/2025 - 06:58 PM

Do your students think you’re a neo-Marxist feminist indoctrinator? Elisha Lim suggests some assignments intended to pull politically disaffected students back in.