Journals have become a popular format in recent years for courses that require some writing. In-class journal entries can spark discussions and reveal gaps in students' understanding of the material.

Raise your hand if you’ve ever felt the dread of an upcoming assignment and wished for a clone to take on the task. Hey, we’ve all been there! But the truth is, even without a partner, you can ...

Effective course design begins with understanding the process of thinking and learning. These processes are commonly termed "metacognition." Metacognition includes a critical awareness of one’s ...

There is no doubt that writing is an absolutely essential skill to successfully pass through the college and perhaps through our entire lives. Nevertheless, a recent National Assessment of Educational ...

One of the key learning outcomes of university education in general, and liberal arts programmes,  in particular, is that ...

Travis Grandy is a PhD student in Composition and Rhetoric at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Find him on Twitter @travisgrandy or at his website. I work with a lot of instructors who use ...

Make sure that you write assignments well because they will affect your grades adding on to your final CGPA. An added advantage of the MBA assignments is that they will make you more knowledgeable ...

Writing skills expected from students at college level differ vastly from the ones expected at high school. Many students come unprepared for the high level of expectations that college professors ...