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....
View ArticleFaculty 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...
View ArticleMaking 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...
View ArticleMetacognition 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...
View ArticleLinking 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...
View ArticleMetacognition 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...
View ArticleFighting 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...
View ArticleMetacognition 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...
View ArticleUsing 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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