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Biber, Duke D.; Heidorn, Jennifer – College Teaching, 2021
Podcasting targets student engagement through technology-based blended learning and application of the four perspectives previously discussed. Podcast-based walking programs, based off of the Walking Classroom, promote exercise and learning without reducing educational time. The purpose of this commentary is to explain a teaching method that…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Teaching Methods, College Students, Learner Engagement
Astiz, M. Fernanda – College Teaching, 2020
Life stories, while a powerful method in social sciences and humanities scholarship, are still not widely accepted and used in the higher education classroom. This commentary encourages college and university professors, particularly those of minority backgrounds, to feel at ease in using storytelling as a classroom pedagogical tool. Stories can…
Descriptors: Story Telling, Teaching Methods, College Faculty, Minority Group Teachers
Delima, Dianne G. – College Teaching, 2019
First-generation college (FGC) students compose nearly a third of the total student population in most four-year higher education institutions in the United States. Yet they graduate in drastically lower rates than their non-first-generation peers. To understand how these students can persist with their college learning, faculty need to…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, Teaching Methods, Teacher Role, College Faculty
Kennedy, Brianna L.; Dana, Nancy Fichtman – College Teaching, 2022
Practitioner inquiry methodology, applied in primary and secondary schools worldwide, provides a structure for systematic study of an instructor's own teaching practice in order to address a self-identified instructional dilemma. This methodology holds promise for improving teaching in higher education as well. In this dialogue, two faculty…
Descriptors: Teacher Role, Teaching Methods, College Faculty, Teacher Improvement
Moore-Russo, Deborah; Wiss, Andrew; Grabowski, Jeremiah – College Teaching, 2018
In this article, we provide a commentary on the current state of gamification in higher education by reviewing the research literature, noting a lack of research focused on the design of gamified postsecondary courses. To address this issue, we discuss four potential pitfalls instructors may encounter when designing gamified learning activities.…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Higher Education, Instructional Design, Learning Activities
Slayter, Erik; Higgins, Lindsey M. – College Teaching, 2018
The development of a student's ability to make data-driven decisions has become a focus in higher education (Schield 1999; Stephenson and Caravello 2007). Data literacy, the ability to understand and use data to effectively inform decisions, is a fundamental component of information competence (Mandinach and Gummer 2013; Stephenson and Caravello,…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Teaching Methods, Computer Software, Decision Making