While I’ve always valued Beth McMurtrie’s recommendations for teaching and learning in the Chronicle of Higher Education, this past year, McMurtrie’s newsletters have seemed to perfectly correspond with the challenges in my first-year writing classes. McMurtrie’s recent tips focus on strategies engaging Gen Z, and include suggestions for fostering classroom community, increasing participation, rethinking reading assignments, and supporting student success.
These are some of the things I’m taking from McMurtrie’s year of reporting and analysis as I reset and plan for 2025.