Developing Future Faculty

I joined Jeff Nugent and David McLeod for a final podcast for this Spring’s GRAD-602 class.  For the past 15 weeks, we explored “Teaching, Learning and Technology” with our VCU Preparing Future Faculty students.  We comment today on our perceptions about this class and the future they face in higher education. Give a listen!  … Read more Developing Future Faculty

Next Generation Faculty

My colleagues at the Center for Teaching Excellence, Jeff Nugent and Zach Goodell, have been co-teaching a graduate course this semester here at VCU.  Teaching, Learning and Technology in Higher Education (GRAD-602) is designed to provide students in the Preparing Future Faculty Program with an introduction to contemporary instructional practices and exploration of relevant issues… Read more Next Generation Faculty

The Only Thing to Fear

I was in an interesting exchange today across multiple levels of the web on which I would like to reflect further. It started when my friend Eduardo Peirano tweeted a link to me and two others about an article in the May 29th edition of The Chronicle of Higher Education.  In “I’ll Never Do It… Read more The Only Thing to Fear