Filter & Sort
Teaching Sept. 11 Using Virtual Reality
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 shares eight words of pedagogical wisdom: Be clear. Be engaging. Be honest. Be kind.
The Update Desk
A simple five-minute practice can build community in the college classroom, Niles Mattier writes.
Teaching About Class in a Post-DEI Era
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 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 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
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 explains how, using Lockdown Browser, he tried to replicate key elements of the traditional take-home humanities essay in a new assignment.