Episode 35: What to do with Prerequisites?

Episode 35: What to do with Prerequisites?

As you can tell from past blogs, I often draw my topics from things I hear faculty saying. And one common refrain I’ve heard throughout the years is faculty commenting on the fact that students never seem to learn what is expected of them before they get to their...
Episode 34: Raising the Standards Through New Grading Practices

Episode 34: Raising the Standards Through New Grading Practices

Standards and academic rigor are two challenging topics that I keep coming back to in these posts. On the one hand, it is exciting to hear people quote my statement, “Broader standards, not lower standards.” On the other hand, I recognize the incredible challenge of...
Episode 33: The Importance of Kindness

Episode 33: The Importance of Kindness

As I thought about my first blog post of the fall quarter, I struggled with a concept I wanted to communicate. I finally landed on the idea of kindness, and I hope my post captures the sentiment I wish to express. The topic of kindness came to mind as I reflected on...

Episode 32: Rethinking the Classroom as a Team- Part 4

This is the final installment of the series based on the panel I hosted with UCI coaches and School of the Arts faculty on April 20, 2022 (watch the panel recording here). The focus of this final reflection is best summarized by the question: How long should you be...