Time Management Strategies for Student Writers
March 30, 2011 Lauren Shapiro
Is it me or do students often seem surprised by just how long the writing process takes? When I first started teaching, I never thought to address the issue…
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March 2011
Four Characteristics of Successful Teachers
March 29, 2011 Maryellen Weimer, PhD
The quest to identify the ingredients, components, and qualities of effective instruction has been a long one. Starting in the 1930s, researchers sought to identify the common characteristics of…
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In Faculty Development, Philosophy of Teaching
“But This is What I’ve Always Done” – Tips for Avoiding Teaching Ruts
March 28, 2011 Mary Bart
As an undergrad I had a hard time settling on a major so I sampled a lot of different courses during my first couple of years. I remember signing…
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Community colleges are notorious for embracing pedagogical fads—what faculty members sometimes refer to derisively as “the flavor of the month.” A decade ago that “flavor” was critical thinking. We…
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While online discussion is generally deeper and more active than face-to-face discussion, even online discussions can eventually become a drudgery. Nobody likes reading long blocks of text online, yet…
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On the one hand, a forceful budget of bad news at a time rife with negatives about higher education. On the other, the stubborn hope that we will do…
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Consider the following exam day scenario. While the students are taking their exam, you look up from the paper you’re grading and see a student repeatedly looking at another…
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College professors have long bemoaned the fact that they view the product or outcome of higher education differently from their students. Ask a professor what the goal of a…
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Technology enables students to connect with each other, the instructor, and the content. However, distractions—in the form of real-time electronic conversations and a barrage of dozens of commercial and…
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As the name implies, problems are absolutely essential for problem-based learning (PBL). Problems initiate students’ learning in PBL. In other words, if there are no problems, there will be…