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Teaching with Technology: A More Meaningful Learning Experience Starts with Two Simple Questions

Article: Thursday, February 25th, 2010

We are bombarded with information about online course supplements and the newest interactive multimedia components, all touted as the best approach to engage today’s learners in the online environment. Dedicated ... Read full story »

Learning Spaces that Facilitate Student Learning

Article: Monday, February 15th, 2010

As a college student, I always liked it when I had a course that met in Edwards Hall – if for no other reason than a lot of the classrooms ... Read full story »

Extra Credit Assignments: An Innovative Approach

Article: Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010

My students are always asking for opportunities to earn bonus points. I offer a variety of assignments during the semester, but they still want bonus points, which they seem to ... Read full story »

Policies for More Meaningful Participation in Online Discussions

Article: Friday, October 30th, 2009

One instructor’s study of student participation in online discussions in two of his asynchronous online courses over a five-year period has yielded some interesting results that have influenced how he ... Read full story »

Tools of Engagement: Technologies and Strategies for All Learning Styles

Article: Wednesday, October 28th, 2009

How do you motivate online learners? It’s an age-old question that continues to stump online instructors as well as the managers of distance education programs trying to solve the attrition ... Read full story »

Six Tips for Balancing the Chair’s Role as Teacher, Scholar, and Administrator

Article: Tuesday, September 29th, 2009

To say that my first year as division chair was a “learning experience” filled with “teaching moments” is an understatement. I had no idea what I was getting myself into! ... Read full story »

Assumptions about Setting the Right Classroom Climate

Article: Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009

For quite some time now I’ve been interested in a widely held set of assumptions faculty make about the need to assert control at the beginning of a course. The ... Read full story »

Using Rubrics to Improve Online Teaching, Learning, and Retention

Article: Monday, August 31st, 2009

I have always enjoyed teaching in the classroom environment. There is something special about watching a student’s eyes light up as a new concept changes perceptions. When I first taught ... Read full story »

Finding the ‘Sweet Spot’ of Teaching and Learning

Article: Wednesday, August 26th, 2009

Avid golfers and baseball players often talk about the elusive “sweet spot.” Find it, and you can make the ball go exactly where you want it to go, almost effortlessly. ... Read full story »

Mentoring Undergraduates in Research and Scholarship

Article: Thursday, July 16th, 2009

Interested in a good example of how teaching, student scholarship, and service can be integrated into a single activity? Cecilia Shore [reference below] suggests that mentorship of undergraduates doing scholarship ... Read full story »

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