Tips for Teaching Professors

Tip: Make Feedback Matter More Than Grades

If we want students to use feedback, we have to design assignments that make it matter.

Mar 27 • Breana Bayraktar

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Tip: Feedback You Can Use

Three questions that make mid-semester feedback actually useful

Mar 17 • Breana Bayraktar

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January 2026

Spring 2026 Alternative Grading Learning Communities!

Join a small, discussion-based learning community focused on rethinking grading through shared readings, conversation, and practical experimentation.

Jan 10 • Breana Bayraktar

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November 2025

A different update...

As you have probably noticed, I have taken a short break from publishing this newsletter this semester.

Nov 19, 2025 • Breana Bayraktar

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September 2025

Week 10: From Practice to Habit

Try a new tool, commit to a routine, and carry your growth forward.

Sep 2, 2025 • Breana Bayraktar

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August 2025

Week 9: Teaching Is a Two-Way Mirror

Teaching means encountering resistance—and reflecting in real time. This week: reframe pushback as feedback, and model reflection out loud.

Aug 27, 2025 • Breana Bayraktar

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The Faculty Lounge: A Conversation with Loleen Berdahl

We often talk about fixing what’s wrong in higher ed—but what if we started by noticing what brings us joy?

Aug 12, 2025 • Breana Bayraktar and Loleen Berdahl

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July 2025

Week 8: The Theoretical Lens

What’s really shaping your teaching? This week, we explore educational theory as a lens for reflection—no PhD required.

Jul 30, 2025 • Breana Bayraktar

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The Faculty Lounge: A Conversation with Dr. Janel Seeley

Explore reflection as dialogue - with colleagues and with students.

Jul 14, 2025 • Breana Bayraktar

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Week 7: Focusing on Colleagues

Teaching gets better when we talk about it—find (or create) your circle.

Jul 11, 2025 • Breana Bayraktar

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Listen to Week 5-6: The "Near" Lenses

Diving in to Brookfield's four lenses

Jul 2, 2025 • Breana Bayraktar

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June 2025

Week 6: The "Near" Lenses - Autobiography and Students’ Eyes

By reflecting on our own stories and listening closely to students, we open the door to deeper empathy, more inclusive practices, and a more responsive…

Jun 25, 2025 • Breana Bayraktar

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