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Although most faculty use many high tech innovations in the classroom, let’s not forget the necessity for some of the basic accoutrements. After a couple of years of hearing frequent requests for some basic office supplies and also recognizing that there were times I wished I had some sticky notes or whiteboard markers in a [...]

Tags: college, Professors, Teaching, Toolkit

One of my “colleagues” got very angry with me one day (we taught courses that tended to share the same students). He said, “Students don’t put out much effort in my class to get their assignments done because they say they have so much work to do for your class. You convince them that what [...]

Tags: college, grades, Professors, school, students, Teaching

Over the years, I got smarter about keeping up with my students and their assignments. Once I figured out that numbers were easier – and faster – for recording grades and returning student work, I refined my system. Here are ten tips to help you if you are ready to do the same.     [...]

Tags: assignments, college, grades, Professors, students, Teaching

One of my Life of E’s members sent in this question for today’s Email Extravaganza: When I teach, I often want to use supplemental material (or even need to because the text I use doesn’t cover something). What guidelines must I follow to ensure I’m not violating copyright? If it’s just a section of a [...]

Tags: avoid plagiarism, classroom, college, copyright infringement, fair use, guidelines, Professors, teachers

Question that was sent in: Since you’ve done so much work consulting, I’m wondering if you can provide me some quick advice. A small college has asked me to consult on an evaluation of their promotion and tenure policies.  I can imagine how this would work substantively, but not financially. Have you ever done something [...]

Tags: college, consulting, pricing, promotion, tenure, university