Last April, I was a month out from the end of the spring semester when I read in The Chronicle about the “stunning’ level of student disconnection.” At the time, I was teaching three in-person courses ...

It is common courtesy to hold the door for a person or ask someone how they’re doing. Parents teach their children these things, so they can do them throughout life. Recently, a new common courtesy ...

With the final week of classes over, professors are now revealing how they have dealt with the typical end-of-semester dip in ...

As the fall term winds down, many of us are thinking ahead to the winter and spring, planning courses and refreshing syllabi in anticipation of the coming year. One part of the syllabus design that ...

OPB has been following a group of students in the Class of 2025 after the state of Oregon set a goal that every student starting with that class, should successfully complete high school. The group of ...

Enforced attendance on college exercises, especially lectures, has for a long time been a source of disagreement between the authorities and the students. But the fact that attendance has to be ...

Recently, we asked what stubborn teaching challenges you’re facing. Two readers responded with thoughtful questions on class attendance. Beth and I covered this issue regularly during the pandemic, ...

One of the universal responsibilities of a teaching assistant is keeping a record of class attendance and participation. While the professor and students are busy debating a case or a problem, the TA ...