Navigating student complaints can be uncomfortable and challenging at times. Emotions can run high, and it can be stressful. In my experience, the complaints are often due to misunderstandings, miscommunications, or mismatching of expectations. Early in my PA teaching days, I made a comment to a...

In part 1 of this two part series, we looked at the challenges many of us in education are having with trying to help our students learn and study more effectively. The article presented the research about what we know about how students study, those study strategies and approaches that have been...

In the current environment, there have been challenging conflicts related to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and increasing movements toward banning it. Three states have already passed bills banning or limiting DEI in higher education institutions, and another eight have laws in place...

Multiple choice questions (MCQ) are the mainstay for assessing higher cognitive thinking and are commonly used in medical profession programs, certification, and board exams (NBME, 2021). Writing good multiple-choice questions (MCQ) takes time and practice. It is a knowledge base and skill all...

I recently read an article confirming some of my thoughts about changing our profession's name. I don't usually write opinion pieces, and I am unsure if this will qualify as one, but I want to share my thoughts about it.   

The debate about our name has been an on again - off again...

Have you ever walked into a classroom and felt uncomfortable? Was it because it was dimly lit? Was it a mess with desks, chairs, and all types of items strewn around the room? Did it look as if the board had not been cleaned in weeks? Were there no windows? Were the lights buzzing? Did it smell...

With the start of a New Year and new semester or quarter, I thought it would be a good idea to revisit the importance of self-care. I suspect many of you have your New Year’s resolutions and plans determined, and hopefully, they include ways of honoring and taking care of you. Burnout is...

I don't know about you, but it seems to me that student conduct has become more challenging over the past decade. Certainly, the pandemic seems to have contributed to it, along with the undeniable evidence of how anxious and stressed students are these days. According to Jody Greene, associate...

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In this article, I address resilience. In doing so, I want to first talk about the terms failure and mistakes, as both are important when we think about resilience. Resilience is our ability to bounce back in the face of disappointment. The problem is that the word failure,...

I am sure we all appreciate the importance of assessment and that it is more than a grade earned on an exam or in a course.  However, how many of us remember that an essential aspect of student success on assessments is related to feedback?  How well do we provide feedback?  Do we...