The modern internet represents a likely source of disruptive competition to historically-insulated universities and colleges. Some consequently wonder: in the future, will the traditional tenured professor eventually become a statistical anomaly? While we cannot predict the future, to stay competitive in an ever-shifting age of information, postsecondary educators would do well to prepare ourselves to adapt to new conditions and improve our teaching prowess. Regardless of what the future holds, our edge of efficiency and effectiveness will likely hinge on properly implementing fundamental teaching principles. To that end, the presenter in this session draws from 14 years of postsecondary chemistry teaching experience to summarize four key teaching principles.