Daniel D. Pratt presents five perspectives on teaching gathered from several years of research across five different countries. These perspectives are presented in both theoretical and practical forms ...

The COVID-19 pandemic created an educational environment that had never been seen before. Many students –– and instructors –– were abruptly forced to transition from traditional classroom learning to ...

Great teaching begins with self-awareness. Understanding your values, motivations, and instructional style is foundational to building authentic relationships with learners and creating intentional, ...

In her recent article “The Bunk of Debunking Learning Styles,” Heather Wolpert-Gawron makes a plea for common sense in the face of research findings that contradict her direct observations of learning ...

Jan van Aardt is a strong believer in the power of experiential learning. When teaching classes about remote sensing and other topics, the Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science professor uses ...

To be honest, I flirted with the idea of not writing this blog. What’s the old saying? “Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.” The reality is that I ...

A couple of years ago, the science writer Ulrich Boser wondered: Do educators still believe in learning styles? The idea that some students are auditory learners, while others flourish by having ...

Every teacher runs their classroom a little differently. Some thrive on structure, others on flexibility, and most land somewhere in between. These differences form what educators call classroom ...

Nonprofit organization A Touch of Understanding is teaching empathy and inclusion to Northern California students through ...