…instances of knowledge gaps or poor writing skills rather than malicious intent. In order to avoid academic conduct hearings involving your students, consider how the design of writing assignments can…
…help overcome this barrier, I recommend the “motivation step,” a brief, introductory discussion designed to articulate why the material is significant to a student’s real-world success. In the academic community,…
…students—especially first year students transitioning to college, first generation college students, and minority students—has been shown to increase retention, student satisfaction, engagement, a sense of belonging, and overall academic performance…
…first are typically not well done. Students write scripts that sound like academic papers and produce podcasts that are aurally flat. Those initial experiences allow us to talk in more…
…and Gender, which was a condensed Saturday session course that I led each semester for three years. During my first semester teaching this course, I used more traditional academic texts….
…why some companies never give in. NY: HarperCollins. Hardiman, M. (2012). The brain-targeted teaching model. CA: Corwin. Wentzel, K. & Wigfield, A. (1998) Academic and social motivational influences on student’s…
…into academic content and learn together. References: Cranton, P. (2001). Becoming an authentic teacher in higher education. Malabar, FL: Krieger. Fredricks, J. A., Blumenfeld, P. C., & Paris, A. H.,…
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