The Psychology of Music The Psychology of Music Did you know that some psychologists apply the scientific method to music? They have found out many surprising things by doing so. According to Richard Parncutt, Professor...
Managing the Impact of COVID-19 on Campus Katie Montgomery is the Executive Manager of Marketing Content at Cengage. She’s got a passion for animal rescue and loves providing content to help make teaching life a little easier for...
What Every Instructor Can Learn from Rating Sites As an instructor, odds are that you’ve heard of RateMyProfessors (RMP). Whether you love it, hate it or you’re still unsure how you feel about it, the reality is that more...
Fostering Growth Mindset in the Classroom Janet Mizrahi is a continuing lecturer of professional writing at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She is also an author at BizCommBuzz. I begin each new term by asking...
6 Higher Education Trends from the Last Decade As educators forge ahead into the new year, we’ve compiled a quick review of some of higher education’s biggest trends from the last decade. These six overarching themes and topics remain...
How Passionate Teaching Can Inspire Students Understand Where Passion Starts Without a passion for learning, students can lose focus and interest in completing your course—or worse, their education. A 2009 study by Public Agenda found that 45...
5 Easy Steps to Building a Personal Brand as an Instructor As we explored in our first post in this series, the importance of a personal brand for educators and students cannot be understated. In it, we discussed the role personal brands...
Creating an Effective Syllabus + Free Template Whether you’re offering a new course, reworking an existing one or just getting started in your higher education instruction, the college syllabus is an invaluable tool that helps both you and...