In recent years, academics and educators have begun to use software map** tools for a
number of education-related purposes. Typically, the tools are used to help impart critical …

The classic teaching toolbox, updated with new research and ideas Teaching at Its Best is
the bestselling, research-based toolbox for college instructors at any level, in any higher …

Demystifies online teaching for both enthusiastic and wary educators and helps faculty who
teach online do their best work as digital instructors. It is difficult to imagine a college class …

Computational thinking is widely recognized as an essential skill for adapting to the current
era, with programming learning being the most effective means to develop it. It is …

This book shows college instructors how to communicate their course organization to
students in a graphic syllabus—a one-page diagram, flowchart, or concept map of the …

In this paper, we offer an innovative teaching tool for finance instruction, mind map**,
which visually depicts concepts and their interrelationships in a nonhnear way. We review …

A thoughtfully constructed syllabus can be transformative for your students' learning,
communicating the path they can take to succeed. This book demonstrates how, rather than …

Strong faculty–student relationships are an important predictor of student retention and
success in higher education. Faculty often work to establish these relationships by …

Despite its importance in the classroom, there has been limited research into the functional
design of the syllabus as a means to motivate students to read and use it. This mixed …

Dual-layer MOOCs are an educational framework designed to create customizable modality
pathways through a learning experience. The basic premise is to design two framework …