We’re on the other side of Fall Break, bracing for the tsunami that is the end of the semester, and working really, really hard. Really hard. Some colleagues have said it can feel like they are working harder for their students’ success than the students themselves. This might be a good time to reflect on…Continue Reading Is There Such a Thing as a “Helicopter Professor?”
Category: Teaching Tips
Kids These Days: The Media (and Social Media) on Student Mental Health
In recent weeks several major feature articles have perpetuated a growing trend to portray today’s students – particularly those in high school and college – as unusually fragile and disposed to mental health problems. First, in a September article in The Atlantic provocatively titled “Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation?” psychologist Jean Twenge suggested we are…Continue Reading Kids These Days: The Media (and Social Media) on Student Mental Health
Fresh Moodle Features for Fall
Every Fall, ATSI updates our Moodle instance to provide enhanced security and functionality. For faculty, it’s easy to miss finding out about new Moodle features or changes that can enrich student learning, or just create new efficiencies in your work. In this post, I want to roll-up and present the top new features available to…Continue Reading Fresh Moodle Features for Fall
Writing letters of recommendation
The air is starting to cool. The days are getting shorter. The rain is coming back. It can only mean one thing – letter of rec season has returned (also, pumpkin spice everything). Most of us have never received any formal training in how to write a letter of recommendation. Rather, we have pieced together…Continue Reading Writing letters of recommendation
To Whom do you Refer? The People on UP’s Counseling Staff
When we on the academic side of the University have concerns about the mental health of our students, one of our obvious resources is the staff of the UP Health and Counseling Center. Whether we get there via Early Alert or through a direct contact, it can be helpful for faculty and academic staff to…Continue Reading To Whom do you Refer? The People on UP’s Counseling Staff