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For the last decade, millennial students have captured the attention of higher education. We've studied them, learned about their perspectives on the world, and sought to serve them well through our educational system. Now the stream of millennial-minded students is maturing; they are no longer our traditional-aged prospects.

"Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) continues to be an area of emphasis in higher education during turbulent social times. Over the past few years, discussions about DEI have increasingly begun to focus on student experiences (particularly with regard to their social identities) in the classroom. This has caused faculty to reconsider their pedagogy and how to best meet the needs of the rapidly diversifying students in our classrooms."

"Much of our work as educators consists of designing and delivering experiences in which students can develop their understanding and application of concepts and skills in our disciplines. Given that we have only 16 weeks with our students, we need various ways for deepening and expanding these formative experiences in our field. Visiting experts can be a wonderful way of developing expertise, and leveraging online tools like Skype and Zoom can open up powerful possibilities for new collaboration and conversation."

"In this article, we look at some practical ways for how to lawfully utilize the common types of materials used in course design and delivery. But first I must begin with the requisite disclaimer. The information contained herein is for educational purposes only. It is not a substitute for legal advice nor is it to be construed as the rendering of a legal opinion."

"The relatively new Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Psychology journal has a great feature called a "Teacher-Ready Research Review." The examples I've read so far are well organized, clearly written, full of practical implications, and well referenced. This one on multiple-choice tests (mostly the questions on those tests) is no exception. Given our strong reliance on this test type, a regular review of common practices in light of research is warranted."

We all endorse it and we all want our students to do it. We also claim to teach it. "It" is critical thinking, and very few of us actually teach it or even understand what it is (Paul & Elder, 2013).