The Journal on Empowering Teaching Excellence is a bi–annual, open access, and peer–reviewed journal that aims to publish high–quality research and scholarship on instruction and education. The journal is funded by the Office on Empowering Teaching Excellence with support from the Statewide Campuses Division at Utah State University, and there are no article processing charges (APCs) for authors. It is committed to publishing high–quality, practical, and experience–based insights from higher education professionals to empower teaching excellence in today’s teaching environments.

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Empowering Teaching Excellence
Utah State University
5100 Old Main Hill
Logan, UT 84322

Editors

Jason Olsen, Associate Professor
Editor in Chief
Utah State University Eastern, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Department of English, Price, UT

Nichelle Frank, Assistant Professor
Assistant Editor
Utah State University Eastern, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Department of History, Price, UT

Editorial Board

Michelle Arnold, Instructional Coordinator
Utah State University, Office of Empowering Teaching Excellence, Logan, UT

Karin deJonge-Kannan, Principal Lecturer Emeritus
Utah State University, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, World Languages and Cultures, Logan, UT

Aimee deNoyalles, Senior Instructional Designer
University of Central Florida, Center for Distributed Learning, Orlando, FL

Chris Garrett, Assistant Director
Brigham Young University, Faculty Center, Provo, UT

Heather Jensen, Instructor
Utah State University, Department of Communicative Disorders and Deaf Education, Logan, UT

Neal Legler, Director
Utah State University, Center for Innovative Design and Instruction, Logan, UT

Aicha Rochdi, Director—Teaching Effectiveness and Fellowship
Utah Valley University, Office of Teaching and Learning, Orem, UT

Elena Taylor, Associate Professor
Utah State University, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, World Languages and Cultures, Logan, UT

Travis Thurston, Director of Teaching Excellence
Utah State University, Office of Empowering Teaching Excellence, Logan, UT

Joanna Weaver, Associate Professor
Bowling Green State University, School of Inclusive Teacher Education, Bowling Green, OH