Setting Up for Success Series
The Setting Up for Success series from MyEducator provides practical, research-informed strategies to help instructors design and deliver courses of engagement, motivation, and measurable learning outcomes.
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Setting Up for Success: 7 Steps to Design a Grading Plan That Promotes Fairness, Motivation, and Learning
Grades can help students believe in their abilities, engage more deeply, and take ownership of their learning. As educators, we understand that grading isn’t just about assigning a letter or number at the end of the term. A well-designed grading plan evaluates and increases self-efficacy, motivation, engagement, and a sense of fairness and clarity.
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Invaluable Resources for Every Instructor (And Their Students)
Within the world of education, there is no more valuable resource for students seeking success than an instructor. Being an educator is both an incredible responsibility and an intimidating one. The good news? Instructors may be the most invaluable resource for a student to turn to, but instructors themselves have resources to turn to—and to…
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The Power of the Professor
MyEducator offers many resources for instructors: auto-graded assessments, lecture slides, videos, assignments and project ideas, and even sample syllabi. All of these materials help instructors plan their classes. Some might ask, though, If all of these materials are provided, what need is there for an instructor at all? Couldn’t a student take these materials and…
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On and Off Campus: How Universities Strengthen Local Community Ties
Colleges and universities play an important role in shaping the future through educating students and preparing them for the workforce. But that influence doesn’t need to stop at the classroom. At a time when public trust in higher education is shifting, meaningful community engagement gives institutions a chance to demonstrate their value. A 2023 Gallup…
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A Framework for Utilizing Instructor Evaluations
You can create efficacy for instructor evaluations and make them more than a perfunctory or useless practice. Utilize instructor evaluations to improve, highlight your strengths to your organization, engage your students, and advance your career.
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Constructivist Learning: Building the Skills for Success
Constructivism follows a simple axiom: knowledge is not passively absorbed—it is constructed, piece by piece, from previously gained knowledge. Therefore, students and learners cannot be passive in their own education; they must be active participants.
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X’s Shift: Implications for Higher Education and Digital Learning
For over a decade, Twitter, now X, served as the primary social media platform for academia. Its real-time nature, wide reach, and ability to foster professional networks made it a valuable space for academic discourse, data collection, and research. However, Twitter’s transformation into X and its recent policy changes—including paywalled application programming interface (API) restrictions, algorithmic changes,…
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One Size Does Not Fit All: Differentiated Instruction
One size may not fit all when it comes to instruction, but success looks good on everyone. Differentiated instruction is the flexible, adaptable instructional style that finds the middle ground between personalized instruction and universal instruction—tailored to your students learning needs.
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Social Media in Higher Education
Is social media an effective tool in higher education learning environments? How can it be used effectively in teaching and learning?
