Category: Credentialed Faculty

From courses to career: Incorporating relevancy, accountability, and connections

From courses to career: Incorporating relevancy, accountability, and connections

In recent years, I have learned ways to make career readiness a deliberate undercurrent in the classroom in an effort to better prepare students to succeed in their careers as well as in the professional workplace. Through my experience... Read more
Step by Step: Broward College Mathematics Professor Improves Student Success, Builds Classroom Community

Step by Step: Broward College Mathematics Professor Improves Student Success, Builds Classroom Community

Can seemingly minor adjustments to teaching practices, such as the introduction of peer-to-peer instruction and detailed scoring rubrics, make a difference in learning outcomes? Dr. Kyla Williams—a Broward College assistant professor who has taught mathematics for more than 15... Read more
Changemakers: Rutgers University–Newark Leading the Way for Student Success

Changemakers: Rutgers University–Newark Leading the Way for Student Success

“You are the changemakers,” extolled Chancellor Nancy Cantor in an impassioned call for an inclusive world that “brings more people to the table of prosperity.” In her remarks during Rutgers University–Newark’s 2019 Convocation, Cantor reminded new students that “those... Read more
From “weeding out” to “belonging” at NAU

From “weeding out” to “belonging” at NAU

“Our NAU e-Learning Center, and particularly Flower Darby, director of Teaching for Student Success initiatives and our facilitator throughout the ACUE Effective Teaching Practices course, was also instrumental in providing us the pedagogical and instructional design expertise required to... Read more