• The art of connecting: Emotionally intelligent teaching

    by: Xiangyou Shen, Visiting Assistant ProfessorCollege of Forestry, Department of Forest Ecosystems & Society “People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” – Maya Angelou The lasting and powerful impact of emotions, as illustrated in the quote by Maya Angelou, is…


  • Eating your Peas, like Active Learning, not Preferred but Better for You.

    [This is the first in a series of Research Advancing Pedagogy (RAP) blogs, designed to share the latest pedagogical research from across the disciplines in a pragmatic format] “I wish he would just lecture instead of all this active learning stuff. I just want to sit back and take notes.” – Overheard walking behind two…


  • Crossing The Finish Line: Some Suggestions for Ending the Term

    Last days of class are perhaps just a short hop behind the first days in the big scheme of stressful days of teaching. This itself may come as a surprise. A last class needs close examination. Not enough educators pay enough attention to the last day. Many of us cannot wait to be done with…