Milton W. Wendland (JD, PhD) is a professor of instruction in the Department of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at the University of South Florida, where he specializes in equitable and inclusive online education. In the wake of COVID-19, a pedagogy of care has emerged as a central organizing framework in conversations about teaching and learning in higher education, appearing in practice as flexible deadlines, expanded …
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Designed Visibility: How Faculty Can Be Felt Without Always Being On
Milton W. Wendland (JD, PhD) is a professor of instruction in the Department of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at the University of South Florida, where he specializes in equitable and inclusive online education. “Presence” is one of the most discussed and misunderstood concepts in course design. Faculty across higher education know that students learn better when teachers …
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AI: An Unexpected Cure for Faculty Burnout
The fear of technology replacing the human element in education is real. I’ve thought about these concerns: Will AI encourage laziness? What about bias? What if it makes mistakes? But I’ve found a way to use AI that isn’t replacing me as an educator; it’s supporting me. And in a time when faculty burnout is rampant, that support makes all the difference.
What I Wish My High School Teachers Knew When I Was in High School
Award-winning children’s author Rex Ogle suggests assumptions that kids are either “good” or “bad” leave little room for nuance. Despite gaining a reputation as a “bad kid,” Ogle highlights the teachers who saw past this label and recognized his potential.
Creating an Achievement Mindset in Your Course
It’s about a month into the semester and my students have just received feedback on their first major exams. For many, their score is a positive affirmation of their hard work. For others, well . . . let the gnashing of teeth and pulling of hair commence! This has happened in every course during my twenty-year teaching career, and no matter how thoroughly I think I’m preparing students or coaching them with study suggestions, the first exam always becomes a major decision point for students.
(Course) Design Your Way to Better Work/Life Balance
There is a plethora of advice out there to help instructors design courses and teach in ways that reduce student academic and learning anxiety and support student mental health. But what about instructors and our levels of anxiety and distress?
At Play in the Classroom for Thirty-Five Years: Recollections and Recommendations for Keeping Our Spirits—and Our Students—Soaring
Retirement is looming. Each day ticking by comes with a thought that I might not ever give that specific lecture again, and with a nagging feeling that I still—after more than 30 years—didn’t perfectly nail it. And with that thought, each day ahead becomes even more important, bringing butterflies to my stomach, and questions like: What can I do differently this time? What can I do to really make an impact, to help make the next class even more effective?
Three Ways to Make the Most of Midterm
Isis Artze-Vega serves as college provost and vice president for academic affairs at Valencia College in central Florida, a Hispanic-serving institution long regarded as one of the nation’s best community colleges. She provides strategic leadership in curriculum, assessment, faculty development, online learning, career and workforce education, and partnerships for educational excellence. She is the lead author …
Now More Than Ever: Humanizing Online Courses in the Post-COVID Era
Milton W. Wendland (J.D., Ph.D.) is a professor of instruction in the Department of Women’s, Gender, & Sexuality Studies at the University of South Florida, where he specializes in equitable and inclusive online education. He regularly teaches Queer Film & Television; LGBTQ+ Cultures; Gender Sexuality & the Law; Intro to Women’s & Gender Studies; and …
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The Midsemester Slump . . . or a Time to Revitalize?
Milton W. Wendland (J.D., Ph.D.) is a professor of instruction in the Department of Women’s, Gender, & Sexuality Studies at the University of South Florida, where he specializes in equitable and inclusive online education. He regularly teaches Queer Film & Television; LGBTQ+ Cultures; Gender Sexuality & the Law; Intro to Women’s & Gender Studies; and …
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