We are always excited to welcome faculty authors to the Hub Blog.
This post was authored by Ben Wielechowski and is part of a series of posts from participants in the Hub’s Small Changes: Course Improvement Studio experience. ~~~ I’ve always been rather conflict averse. I think this has been… Read More »Bearing Witness: A Reflection on Mays Imad’s Approach to Trauma-Informed Pedagogy
This post was authored by Dr. Shalini Jayaprakash and is part of a series of posts from participants in the Hub’s Small Changes: Course Improvement Studio experience. ~~~ As a part of the Social Presence… Read More »Recentering rest and joy in the teaching journey
~By Associate Professor of Biology, Dr. David Susko This post is part of a series from the Hub Department Liaisons Program, Winter 2023 Focus: Offline/Online Teaching Strategies Biology is simply the scientific study of life.… Read More »Embracing the Challenges and Opportunities of Offline/Online Teaching Strategies in Biology
~By Jennifer Proctor, Associate Professor of Journalism and Media Production; Member, Hub Advisory Board This post is part of a series from the Hub Department Liaisons Program, Winter 2023 Focus: Offline/Online Teaching Strategies If there’s… Read More »Teaching at a Crossroads: Meeting students where they are in a post-pandemic environment
By Patrick Beauchesne, Hub Faculty Affiliate 2022 (added to blog by Jessica Riviere) “The physiological response to stress…evolved in the context of acute stressors. The chronic nature of stress in modern life forces the body… Read More »Collective Care is Self-Care
Author: Patrick Beauchesne one of our 2021-2022 Hub Faculty Affiliates Photo by Stefano Pollio on Unsplash “A punishing intensification of work has become an endemic feature of academic life. Again, serious discussion of this is… Read More »The Invisible Wounds of Workaholism: Pushing Back Against Academic Conventions
I think we all agree that it’s important for students to “do the reading” in our classes. For many of us, the academic literature is where the conversation is, and where we learn about new… Read More »Yes, our students need to “do the reading.”
Do you think about socioeconomic class when you teach? Not in terms of the content that you teach but with regard to your own class background and the class background of your students? This question… Read More »How Does Your Class Background Influence Your Teaching Practices?
As we turn the corner on the Winter semester, many faculty members may start thinking about end-of-the-semester presentations, developing different ways that students can present final research papers, posters, or other course projects. If these… Read More »Oral Presentation “one-pagers”
When I first started participating in social justice dialogues 16 years ago, I discovered the immense power that exists in a group of people coming together with the intention to grow. It was challenging, uncomfortable,… Read More »Teaching for Equity – An Invitation