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One of the greatest tools to aid student learning in any subject is feedback. By pointing out areas of strength and those that need correction, students can adjust and gradually improve their application of knowledge and critical thinking. Another benefit of feedback is to motivate students to be more reflective about their progress (Ion et al., 2016). Although a percentage, letter grade, or pass/fail is a basic form of feedback, such a simple critique leaves the student w

Gone are the days when Socrates’ students would sit at the feet of the master soaking up their lectures. Students in the modern world prefer student-centered learning activities which promote critical thinking, collaboration, and active engagement. Because students can access information on their own through technology and widely available education resources, instructors are no longer gatekeepers of knowledge. In contrast, instructors utilize their knowledge of technology,

Social media is prevalent in the lives of students, whether they are in high school or higher education. Social media is defined in several ways. A social media network allows participants to create a profile, connect with friends and acquaintances, add original content or share content of other users, and react to posted content (Cooper, 2025). Social media typically consists of user-generated content and is highly interactive. Figure 1. Social Media [Digital Image]. No

Generative artificial intelligence or GenAI is an explosive emerging technology that is receiving mixed reviews as more scholarly research is published. With human prompts, GenAI adaptively and rapidly learns patterns from already existing data to create original creative content (Luan et al., 2025). Positive benefits of GenAI include completing “tasks such as information search, filtering, evaluation, organization, processing, and presentation” (Meishar-Tal, 2024, p. 706).

Glasser (1999) claimed that humans have five needs influencing their beliefs and behavior—survival, power, freedom, love/belonging, and fun (Hale, 2022). These needs impact both instructors and students and can consequently affect the educational experience. In fact, Glasser’s (1999) Choice Theory asserts that students’ behavior is a direct attempt to meet their needs. When students feel safe, connect to the instructor and learning community, experience success and compete

Through technology and new digital modes of expression, our world is more interconnected than ever before. Furthermore, our high-mobility society means our classrooms include students from a variety of backgrounds and cultures. However, students continue to have a limited worldview because of their narrow personal experience. In an attempt to encourage students to confront hidden biases, broaden perspectives, and become culturally aware, instructors can implement activitie

The pacing of classroom instruction moves at breakneck speed as we seek to effectively teach each course objective. We are tasked with differentiating instruction to meet diverse student needs while we implement engaging student-led activities, appropriately use technology, and manage classroom behavior. We may feel overwhelmed by this herculean task, so adding anything deemed unnecessary seems like a foolish use of time and effort. Furthermore, some may argue that persona

Implicit bias concerns unconscious beliefs, attitudes, and stereotypes that influence our behavior and choices (Kruse et al., 2022). As consumers of media, students need to be aware that implicit bias is woven throughout every video watched, book read, and song listened to. Furthermore, students’ own original work is impacted by this same phenomenon. Therefore, instructors need to address this issue through direct instruction and student-led activities to improve critical t

As an educator, our greatest hope is for students to understand and apply the information they learn. Meeting our students where they are, we attempt to help them build on the knowledge they already have and overcome gaps in their understanding. Of course, each student brings a backpack full of past experiences, motivations, attitudes, and ideas that may support or hinder their attempts to learn. However, we may ignore that our own belief systems and assumptions can also in

In the crowded toolbox of teaching methods and strategies, debate is an overlooked but powerful tool (el Majidi et al., 2021). Typically, debate follows a specific format: stating a claim, presenting evidence to reinforce that position, opponents making counter claims, and then rebuttals. Choosing to implement debate activities can benefit students. Figure 1 Boy and girl debating [AI-generated image]. Note. "Boy and girl debating" by Thompson, 2025, Wix AI Image Creator. Ind