Volume XLVII, No. 14| October 16, 2025 A Simple Method: YouTube as a Force for Shifting Classroom Dynamics Returning to the classroom full-time post-COVID, I’ve noticed a shift. Gone seem to be the days when students viewed the classroom as a social environment and a place to talk to one another before [...]
Volume XLVII, No. 13| October 2, 2025 Using AI to Enhance Teaching and Learning Introduction The expansion of artificial intelligence (AI) in recent years has been trickling into classrooms and making it easier for students to surrender their voice to the voice of AI in their pursuit of a passing grade. There [...]
Volume XLVII, No. 11 | September 4, 2025 Colin Kaepernick and Debate Wednesday: Engage Students and Spark Critical Thinking The Debate Wednesday lesson I share in this paper is intended to apply the abstract concepts of the rhetorical triangle to a tangible learning experience (Lutzke & Henggeler, 2009). The rhetorical triangle explains [...]
Volume XLVII, No. 9 | May 15, 2025 Nontraditional Classroom Settings: Cultivating Deeper Student Engagement In today's educational landscape, fostering meaningful student engagement is essential for effective learning. This article explores the concept of student engagement within nontraditional classroom settings, presenting innovative approaches designed to captivate learners and promote active participation. Engagement [...]
Volume XLVII, No. 8 | May 1, 2025 Improving Student Success Through Self-Assessment Student learning in the sciences has always been a challenge to improve. High schools, specifically in socioeconomically disadvantaged areas, do their best to provide students with the best education possible within their means. School districts do what they can [...]
Volume XLVII, No. 3 | February 20, 2025 Strengthening Students' Argumentation Skills to Enhance Source Credibility Assessment: A Study on Critical Thinking in Online Research The way students approach research has changed dramatically with the rise of the internet. While more information is readily available within seconds, I found my students often [...]
Volume XLI, No. 36 | September 26, 2019 Hands-On Scientific Method in an Introductory Psychology Course Many students who are “just taking their generals” feel that classes outside their major, such as Introductory Psychology, are not meaningful. Often, students’ first exposure to psychology is participating in psychological research rather than being the [...]
Volume XLI, No. 35 | September 19, 2019 Workforce Development: How Do We Prepare Students for The Workforce? Each time a school term ends, I wonder if I have prepared my students appropriately for the workforce in their selected field. Could I have done more? How can we best prepare our students for [...]
The NISOD Papers Issue No. 13 • June 2019 In “One Omits the First Person: An Argument for a Measured Integration of ‘I,’” John Bowman, Department Head, English, Stanly Community College (NC), describes the understanding and agency imparted on students when they are allowed to reclaim their voices through using the first person [...]
The NISOD Papers Issue No. 12 • February 2019 In “Building an Academic Culture for Success,” Dr. Rafael Castillo, Director, Publications and Special Projects, Catch the Next, Inc. and Professor, English and Humanities, Alamo Colleges District (TX), discusses the particular challenges for first-generation college students and how to support their success. Download the article [...]
