ith August almost halfway over, my mind has turned to the first day of class. When I first started teaching college-level classes, the first day seemed so straightforward it hardly required prep. As ...

The first week of a semester, aka syllabus week, is a new, different and exciting experience for incoming freshmen. For most freshmen, it’s usually their first time attending school on their own, or ...

For the first time in its 75-year history, Art Humanities, an integral part of Columbia College’s Core Curriculum, has had its syllabus markedly revised. The revisions include nine new artists—all ...

Many of us struggle to confirm that our students do, in fact, read the syllabus. I used to read through it aloud on the first day of class. However, not only is that tedious, but there are often ...

Imagine signing up to go on a really exciting trip. It could be roaming the savannahs of Africa, strolling the foothills of the Himalayas, or diving on the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. You ...

IF the class will come to order, we will begin the lecture on Frank Parker which customarily opens the year. The career of the Squire of Spring Lake, as he is called in many textbooks, spans two eras, ...

You have /3 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. At the beginning, however, I was weary. The course sought to introduce students to different teaching ...