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Self-Ridicule and Disclosure of Failure as a Radical Pedagogy
By Dr. James McAdams In popular culture, professors are often acclaimed as experts and lauded for their academic success. At the same time, like everyone else, behind the diplomas and peer-reviewed articles and awards, there are stories of failure, error, and disappointment. Sharing these stories with students not only makes the classroom more even and…
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Here’s a Bold Idea:
Don’t Be Difficult to Help By Eric Holmes We all need help now and then, and knowing how to ask for it is vital. This post will detail a key strategy for making a request and offer insights into the power of incentives. The key is making it easy for the recipient to say, “Yes.” When asking…
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How Social Emotional Learning Can Benefit Student Writers
By Sheryl Bone This blog post discusses how college writing courses can support student writers using social emotional learning (SEL) strategies. It challenges instructors to grow their teaching practices, learn about SEL, and incorporate SEL into their classrooms. Resources are included to help instructors understand the importance of SEL, how they can utilize SEL strategies…
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Situating Self in Doctoral Writing and Research:
Developing Students’ Self-Efficacy, Self-Regulation, and Self-Determination By Dr. Galia Fussell With the growth of online professional doctoral programs at Purdue University Global (PG), there is a pressing need to teach students advanced writing and research skills to prepare them for their doctoral courses and the complexities of current workplaces. The newly launched Doctoral Writing and…
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Social Emotional Learning, Mental Health, and College Writing Instruction
By Sheryl Bone Employers seek new hires with critical thinking, compassionate communication, and soft skills. To prepare students for their future professional careers, instructors now face the challenge of incorporating self-awareness and social emotional learning (SEL) into their writing classrooms. This blog post explores what this means for writing instructors and considers the connection between…
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The Power of a Wakelet:
How Curated Content Assists Student Success By Sara Wink Teachers must be prepared to meet students where they are, but they cannot always meet them when they are available. Resource hubs like Wakelet allow educators to provide a curated hub of resources to help students with the challenges they meet throughout the course. Such 24/7…
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Like a Human Being: Building Student Success
By Dr. Jacob Kaltenbach Stories from teaching and other vocations can help educators reflect on successes and failures in simply treating students as human beings. Examples from students’ reading and critical thinking show they are compelled to affirm their humanity by drawing connections to life outside school. In the interest of building patience and becoming…
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The Power of Failure: Our Own Authentic & Imperfect Selves
By Dr. Josef Vice Sharing our authentic selves with students can make us feel vulnerable, but it’s one strategy for ensuring equity in our classrooms and supporting our students’ identity development and writing skills. This blog post explores strategies teachers can implement to support all students in their quest to have their voices heard and…
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Empowering Voices and Building Trust:
Using Interpersonal Skills to Motivate and Engage Students in College Writing By Beth Lee With stress and anxiety significantly impacting students’ learning ability, instructors can play a pivotal role in fostering an empathetic and supportive learning environment. This blog explores synchronous and asynchronous activities grounded in effective communication and empathy, designed to empower students academically…
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