The new “question-of-the-week” is: What are specific online strategies you have used to apply culturally responsive teaching in an online or hybrid environment? In the midst of pandemic craziness, ...

Does anyone really know the definition of a "good" assessment? Does such a thing even exist? The second question has no clear answer (which means it's not likely to show up on an assessment any time ...

K-12 teaching tools and techniques encompass a diverse array of resources and methodologies designed to engage students across various subjects and grade levels. From traditional classroom learning ...

A new study out of MIT's Sloan School of Management explores the use of ideas and tools from the gaming community to improve online teaching and student learning outcomes. Among the techniques ...

Since the earliest days of colleges experimenting with teaching over the internet, the goal has been to replicate as closely as possible the physical classroom experience. After all, in-person was ...

One of us, Richard Light, recently surveyed a group of faculty colleagues, asking simply, “What is the biggest change you have noticed in the university’s culture over the past 10 years?” The sample ...

If there’s one big takeaway from the Covid-19 crisis for higher education, it’s that teaching well online is increasingly, and vitally, important. Maybe you’re thinking: Well, once this global health ...

Given how many of these teaching ideas remain popular, it is worth reflecting on some of the evidence. So, I will point you to a dozen educational techniques that have not been found to produce ...

People often ask me to name my favorite online teaching tool. My answer is always the same: Hands down, it’s online discussion forums. As a veteran online teacher, I view discussion forums as the meat ...