One of the biggest challenges that faculty developers face in the US (Johnson, Adams Becker, Estrada & Freeman, 2014) and elsewhere is to enhance the …
Volume 15
Empowering Students through Mentoring
“If he [the teacher] is indeed wise he does not bid you to enter the house of his wisdom but rather leads you to the …
Reflections on End-of-Semester Evaluation
Anyone teaching in higher education is familiar with the debate around end-of-semester student evaluation. Student participation is often low, student perceptions of the utility of …
Examinations: Are we really Assessing Our Learning Outcomes?
I always ask myself this question: am I really fairly and effectively assessing my students’ learningoutcomes by examinations? The answer never fails to put me …