Jesse Stommel, senior lecturer of digital studies, was mentioned in an article in The Chronicle of Higher Education, entitled, “How Can You Find Time to Connect with Students – When There’s Never Enough Time?” The article lists several professors to follow on Twitter who can provide useful insight on this topic, including Stommel, “[who] explains […]
Jesse Stommel, senior lecturer of digital studies, was recently quoted in an article in The Chronicle of Higher Education entitled, “A Teacher’s New Year’s Resolution: Stop Fixating on the Data,” which encourages teachers to lessen the focus on objective measures, rather than learning itself.Stommel discusses scaffolding, which the author defines as “a popular teaching practice […]
Jesse Stommel, senior lecturer in digital studies, was interviewed by the Chronicle of Higher Education entitled, “Forget Grades and Turnitin. Start Trusting Students.” In it, he talks about his #4wordpedagogy, “Start by trusting students.”“There’s a lot of talk in faculty development about best practices. But every teacher teaches at a different institution, they teach different […]
Jesse Stommel, senior lecturer in digital studies, was quoted in an article on PBS.com entitled, “Don’t email like you text, and other tips for writing to a professor.” Stommel cautioned against using a one-size-fits-all approach for teacher-student communication. “Stommel … warned against advocating broadly ‘for one specific way students should address teachers.’ The relationships between […]
Senior Lecturer of Digital Studies Jesse Stommel was interviewed for a Chronicle of Higher Education article on a company called RaiseMe that is offering students “microscholarships,” small credits towards their bill in exchange for completing tasks such as meeting with academic advisors or getting involved on campus. The article said while some colleges and universities […]