Substantive writing assignments offer students unique opportunities to get to know the content of your course more deeply, to refine their thinking, and to get to know how to write like a biologist, ...

I was on a panel at a conference a couple of years ago. A young woman in the audience stood up and asked a question: “What’s the best thing I can do for my career?” Before I could say a word, one of ...

My goal: to create and deliver a valuable and extraordinary learning experience for all who choose to accept the challenge. To help determine if this challenge is for you: Exceptionally effective ...

The purpose of this assignment is to allow you to experience thinking and speaking with very little preparation. You will be given two topics from which to choose. They will most likely take the form ...