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How I Mentor
Mentorship is one of the most meaningful parts of my work as a university instructor. I’ve spent years teaching, advising, and guiding students through academic choices and as they try to figure out what they want to do. For today’s post, I had the grand idea of reviewing Bridging Difference for Better Mentoring: Lean Forward,… →
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My Summer Creative Teaching Experience:
Mind-Mapping in the Classroom This past summer (2026), I was asked whether I wanted to teach my Readings in Espionage course. I happily said yes. Then I realized it was an 8-week session, which meant I needed to create a whole new experience. For context, I teach in the honors college at my university, where… →
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What I Do with Student Feedback
(And What I Don’t) Teaching is a conversation. And that includes student feedback. This week, I looked at my summer evaluation reports. One student said, The mind map got a little confusing, and the homework could be more interactive. I felt that the course could be more fun with different assignments. It wasn’t harsh or… →
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What I Wish Someone Had Told Me Before I Taught My First University Class
The internet is full of “What I wish I knew before starting college,” but almost nothing about what I wish I knew before teaching college. Teaching isn’t an easy craft, unless maybe you majored in education and took courses on how to teach. Most of us walk in with content expertise, but not the teaching… →
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My Thoughts on Teaching!
All of us professors and lecturers have written and edited (more than once!) our teaching philosophies. But how exactly does that translate when we’re actually in the classroom? How can you turn your philosophy into practice? My philosophy extends over a little more than a page; if I were to sum it up, I would… →
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Teaching While Learning
Reality often means teaching before you are ready. We get emails about Teaching Assistantships and feel that is maybe what we should do alongside classwork or writing. I was never a TA, but I had experience teaching for the Honors College at my University as an employee. I get wanting to be a TA, and… →
