Designing a Successful Summer Course Congratulations! You’ve stewarded your students through another semester of intellectual, professional, and personal growth. We hope you have plans for some well-deserved rest this summer. But if you’re teaching this summer, you may be in the midst of planning a six-week course. “Compressed” or “intensive” classes, like those in summer […]

Ideas for a Great Last Class With only a week of classes left, it’s a good time to think about how you’d like to bring the semester to a close with your students. A good closing activity can help them to recognize what they’ve learned, take pride in their accomplishments, and celebrate the ways they’ve […]

Academic Integrity & Artificial Intelligence Has academic integrity been on your mind? Final projects and exams are approaching, so you may be making plans to help students avoid plagiarism or demonstrate their integrity on other end-of-term assessments. You may have seen the recent announcement about FSU transitioning away from HonorLock and reopening the Testing Center. […]

How Many Times Do I Have to Explain? Recently a student told us about her experience seeking help from a professor. She said she was trying to learn how to do something essential for passing a difficult course, but she “just didn’t get it.” She worked up the courage to go to office hours, and […]