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Creating a Metacognitive Movement for Faculty

by Charity Peak, U.S. Air Force Academy* Faculty often complain that students don’t complete reading assignments.  When students do read, faculty yearn for deeper analysis but can’t seem to get it....

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Faculty Metacognition of Verbal Questioning

by Charity Peak, U.S. Air Force Academy* Few faculty would argue that teaching requires asking questions of students, but rarely do instructors consider the what, how, or why of their verbal...

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Making Thinking Visible

Ritchhart, R., Church, M., and Morrison, K. (2011). Making thinking visible: How to promote engagement, understanding, and independence for all learners. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. In Making Thinking...

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Metacognition for Purposeful Living

by Charity Peak, U.S. Air Force Academy* One of my most remarkable professional experiences was teaching a humanities course called “Leading Lives That Matter.” After reading a variety of philosophical...

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Linking Mindset to Metacognition

By Charity Peak, Ph.D. (U. S. Air Force Academy) As part of our institution’s faculty development program, we are currently reading Carol Dweck’s Mindset: The New Psychology of Success. Even though the...

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Metacognition About Course Design: Creating a Paradigm Shift

By Charity S. Peak, Ph.D., U. S. Air Force Academy Recent studies have sparked a national conversation about the lack of accountability for student learning in higher education. Our Underachieving...

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Fighting Imposter Syndrome Through Metacognition

By Charity S. Peak, Ph.D. Have you ever felt like an imposter at work? Taught a class that was not your expertise? Felt intimidated before giving a presentation? Nearly every faculty member experiences...

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Metacognition for Scholars: How to Engage in Deep Work

By Charity S. Peak, Ph.D. (Independent Consultant) True confession: I’m addicted to shallow work. I wouldn’t say I’m a procrastinator as much as I am someone who prefers checking small things off my...

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Using Metacognition to Develop College Faculty

By Charity S. Peak, Ph.D. What does it take to become an exceptional college teacher? As many of us have learned, there’s much more to the art and science of teaching than merely knowing the content....

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