Few things are as confusing and frustrating as understanding what you are qualified to teach in higher education. I have been teaching for over 25 years and been administrator in five different colleges and universities. …

Introduction Classes at my university started yesterday for the Fall. One of my teams manages the course schedule, and one of the things we hate to hear is when a program does not have faculty available to teach. For the many people looking to teach in higher ed, this problem might…

Online Learning in Higher Education One of the many impacts of COVID was the rise of online learning. As colleges and universities shifted from in-person classes, many faculty and students discovered online learning. For those of us who have been doing this a long time (since 2000 in my case), we know that one of…

The concept of a “signature pedagogy” comes from the Lee Shulman and the Carnegie Foundation. …

This story began life as a presentation I did over fifteen years ago. It has gone through a few iterations over the years and multiple retellings in classes, conferences, and meetings. It reflects my thinking and experience across a variety of contexts. When it first started, it was about my…

Every few moths I get a call from someone who thinks they want to start a new university in the United States. These are usually one and done calls, because the would be university founder does not like what I have to say. Starting a college or university in the…

My standard advice for someone looking to find a dissertation topic is to do what I did…head to a resort in the Caribbean. I went to Puerto Rico but any island will do the trick. …

In psychology, lifespan development is a set of theories based on developmental psychology. While much of the work focuses on child development, lifespan development covers everything from conception to death. The originator of this line of work was Erik Erikson. Erikson’s Stage of Psychosocial Development Erikson proposed a theory psychosocial development including eight life stages…

“It’s called wayfinding, princess. It’s not just sails and knots, it’s seeing where you’re going in your mind. Knowing where you are by knowing where you’ve been.” — Maui from Moana I have ten children, so I have seen most Disney movies many times. …