I love labs, model-building, and inquiry-based activities like any good secondary science teacher - but I also still really enjoy lecturing. Lectures don't have to be boring like the 300+ person lecture hall courses you took in college. You CAN make lectures engaging - and I am here to share with you my 4 best strategies (plus a bonus tip for all of you currently still teaching virtually #blessyou) for doing so.

High impact teaching strategies (HITS)

In this post, I offer 10 teaching tips for new college instructors. Find advice about course design, the 1st week, grading, & campus resources, starting...

Cognitive science research has shown us that active studying is a method or strategy where the student cognitively engages and interacts with the material they are learning. With that reference, we identify passive studying as consuming information through merely reading or listening, whereas active studying is the processing of information by engaging in the content through

Here are 8 videos that focus on teaching students college basics, writing, literature, & multimedia. Multiple free tools are also discussed!

Here are 4 college course schedule examples that you can use to help scaffold your own course schedules. If you've never taught before, here are some tips.

Teaching and assessment strategies you can start using right now.

Check these practical and research-based classroom motivation strategies!

Teaching in the University: Learning from Graduate Students and Early Career Faculty provides insight and strategies for successful teaching, advising, and mentoring postsecondary students. In particular, the authors offer support and encouragement for implementing student-centered teaching practices relevant to college classrooms. This book is designed for new university teaching faculty and graduate teaching assistants looking for innovative teaching resources. As an Open Educational Resou…