by Leonard Geddes | Aug 15, 2023 | Article
Dr. Helen, an English professor at a historically Black college, worked diligently to create what she believed were sound learning outcomes. Unfortunately, her only motivation for creating those outcomes was to fulfill an institutional requirement. Once they were...
by Leonard Geddes | Aug 15, 2023 | Article
The time has come for students to do a self-evaluation of their academic labor. Believe it or not, students have been in class for about six weeks. If you are on a semester schedule, this means that a third of the semester is already in the books! By this time, each...
by Leonard Geddes | Aug 15, 2023 | Article
Systems are designed to produce predictable results. In fact, expecting different results from the same system is a recipe for insanity. The relationship between professors and students is an academic system in which their interactions produce particular course...
by Leonard Geddes | Aug 15, 2023 | Article
High school doesn’t always prepare students for college success. It tends to focus on studying content, whereas college focuses on producing outcomes. Some new thinking skills and a return to fundamentals can set students on the right track. THE ABCS OF ACADEMIC WORK...
by Leonard Geddes | Aug 15, 2023 | Article
Professors guide their classes through complex sequences, rules, and steps in the problem-solving process. Students then solve the problems along with them. They leave class feeling confident that they can solve similar problems on their own. But then they struggle...
