by Maggie Neel, History As an undergraduate, I did not find peer review helpful. I did not want others to read my drafts, and I did not believe their feedback helped me become a better writer. So, when I saw the pedagogical research supporting peer review, I was skeptical; however, after reading the literature, I…
by Jiayi Guo, Art Education Based on my experience over the almost past semester, I believe that learning from writing is reasonable, but the question is how to learn more efficiently, especially for my post-00s students. The classroom I teach has 15 students, all of whom are undergraduate students with a passion for art. Our…
by Annaliesse Reyes, College of Public Health Throughout the Fall 2023 semester, I have been a graduate lab assistant for an introductory biology lab course for non-STEM majors. There were a lot of firsts for me in this semester: first semester in my graduate school program, first semester as a graduate assistant, first experience with…
Communicating with Students about Conducting an Analysis and Setting Them Up for Success by Emily Tingle, Sociology In too many undergraduate classes, instructors of record ask their students to conduct an “analysis” in short and long assignments, assuming our students know exactly what we mean, and how we expect them to do that, and communicate…