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Your PowerPoints Probably Suck

But you can easily improve them, writes Zachary Nowak, who offers 10 suggestions for how to do that.

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Opinion

Mindful Teaching in Moments of Tension

Rosalie Metro offers ideas for facilitating sensitive classroom conversations with compassion this election season.

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The Pros and Cons of Ceding Control

Something’s to be said for students seeing a professor step out from behind the lectern and face uncertainty with a sense of calmness and confidence, writes Mike Land.

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Overcoming the Digital Divide With No Digital

Carrie Rogers-Whitehead shares the challenges faculty members can encounter teaching classes in prisons that have few, if any, basic technological tools.

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Helping Neurodiverse Students Learn Through New Classroom Design

Michael Tyre offers some insights into how architects and administrators can work together to create better learning environments for everyone.

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Against Argument

By focusing on it, students may better understand different perspectives on an issue, Scott Parker writes, but will they also lose sight of their own?

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Minding the Perception Gap in College Math Classrooms and Beyond

Math educator Sheila Tabanli offers three instructional strategies that instructors teaching the “most hated subject” can integrate into courses to create a community of learners focused on compassion and connection.

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Increasing Student Motivation Through Assignment Choice

Offering options helps make them more affirming and meaningful, which ultimately increases student learning, writes Christine Harrington.