As a new semester approaches, and we put the finishing touches on our syllabi, the issue of how to motivate students is very much on faculty minds. Behind every assignment, reading, and in-class ...

Beckie explains how one instructor used trial and error to change her approach to creating relevant assignments. Beth describes a new effort to help professors ...

To use the gradebook, you must first set up your assignments and the structure first. Step 1: Choose Weighted vs. Non-weighted Grading Method Step 2: Create Assignment Step 3:Publish/Unpublish ...

Diversity in higher education has surged to the forefront of the national discourse: The U.S. Supreme Court recently struck down race-conscious college admissions programs, and several states have ...

AP and NWP teachers participating in the survey report giving students written assignments ranging from research papers to short responses, journaling, and creative writing. The type and frequency of ...

Unlike Microsoft To-do, Google Tasks does not allow you to assign tasks to others. You can only create tasks for yourself, schedule them, or make them recurring tasks. However, if you are a Google ...

During the move to temporary online education in response to COVID-19 social distancing efforts, I am writing a series of posts covering a variety of educational technologies that can help you to ...

Some supervisors and employers choose to allow each employee to figure out his own work schedule and necessary assignments, while others prefer to create specific assignments for each employee to ...

My oldest was in first grade when she came home one day with a long strip of paper and an assignment. She was supposed to create a timeline of significant events in her life, starting with her birth, ...