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When collegiality breeds contempt
As academics compete for scarce resources, collective decision-making can lead to abuse — but that’s no reason to dismantle the system.
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Learning through community service
When students work with social organisms, everyone benefits.
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What are universities really for and why does it matter now?
A review of Knowledge Under Siege: Charting a Future for Universities, University of Regina Press, 2026.
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Teaching in the age of AI shortcuts
Students will use AI. Here’s what it takes to ensure it strengthens their thinking instead of replacing it.
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Universities without borders: In Gaza, studying “means we’re still alive”
Canadian professors build a humanitarian corridor through Israeli army’s blockade.
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Let’s talk about workload
If the judgement of our peers drives overwork, can conversations among peers alleviate it?
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Read it and (don’t) weep
How to help students tackle texts in a digital age.
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For whom the book tolls
How declining reading levels are reshaping the way universities teach.
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10 ways to boost memory
Try these classroom activities to help your students retain what they learn.
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Memes — we got that
How I turned an internet trend into a teaching tool.
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Bring more joy into your teaching
A new tool helps instructors appreciate the positive in pedagogy.
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Emojis … as rhetoric?
A new course and lab at U of T Mississauga delve into these digital images 😀
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Teaching in a world of bleakness
Instructors have the opportunity to provide students with empathy, context and skills to manage our current context.
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Designing a pathway through our post-pandemic teaching challenges
How to support the teaching mission at your institution.
