No in the New Year is Yahoo Life’s series about the power of saying no, establishing boundaries and prioritizing your own physical and mental health. For many people, protecting our mental health and ...

When I first began teaching online courses, I did so with a fair amount of uncertainty and trepidation. Could I replicate in a digital environment what I believed was essential for an in-person course ...

Learning how to set and maintain emotional boundaries is an important part of growing up. It is also a key to developing relationships that are supportive, caring, and respectful. These kinds of ...

The preparation of teachers in higher education is often built on two pillars: design and pedagogy. The first pillar, course design, covers the formulation of outcomes, the ways in which the outcomes ...

I sometimes see the eye roll when I bring up boundaries to people. Maybe it’s a sense of feeling like boundaries are a trend that comes and goes. But let’s think about it. Where would we be without ...

Spring is the perfect time for a reset—an opportunity to reflect on progress, adjust goals and finish the school year strong. For students, the mid-year stretch is a chance to assess their learning, ...

No matter what our job or skill set, teaching creates a fuller life. As teachers, we are specifically set up to do good, helping people increase their knowledge and expand their appreciation of life.

As with any skill, teaching takes practice. A practicing student teacher is allowed to get hands-on experience teaching. But since student teaching is also a fairly rigorous process, it helps if you ...

With fewer opportunities for informal and impromptu communication in online environments, setting student expectations early on in the course is a critical step. Guiding students in what, when, and ...