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What Spurs Students to Stay in College and Learn? Good Teaching Practices and Diversity... - 0 views

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  • Judy Brophy on 16 Nov 11
     
    Good teaching and exposure to students from diverse backgrounds are some of the strongest predictors of whether freshmen return for a second year of college and improve their critical-thinking skills, say two prominent researchers.
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Resource: American Passages: A Literary Survey - 0 views

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shared by Judy Brophy on 05 Jul 13 - Cached
  • Judy Brophy on 05 Jul 13
     
    What is most important about the world of American literature? It's an important question, and some would argue for the works of Twain, while others might speak eloquently about Richard Wright, and so on. This inventive 16-part series for college students deals with the foibles of American literature through a "diversity of voices" in a way that is eminently accessible and interesting. This series was created in 2003 by Oregon Public Broadcasting and it features segments like Exploring Borderlands, Native Voices, and Regional Realism. Each program is also accompanied by a number of lesson units, plans, and additional classroom activities. Visitors can also read detailed program descriptions, and look over a list of Related Resources
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Homepage--Places Reflecting America's Diverse Cultures--Discover Our Shared Heritage Tr... - 0 views

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  • Judy Brophy on 20 Jan 12
     
    This itinerary helps visitors learn about the contributions of the many peoples who have played a role in American history whose stories come alive in the units of our National Park System. 
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World Cup's Most Shocking Moments | Watch Free Documentaries Online | DocumentaryZ.com - 0 views

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  • Jenny Darrow on 15 Feb 12
     
    Watch free documentaries online! Full videos are available! Educate yourself with thousands of good documentaries about diverse subjects. The newest, latest, best and greatest top documentaries online can be watched here for free!
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44 Benefits of Collaborative Learning - 0 views

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shared by Judy Brophy on 08 Jul 10 - Cached
  • Judy Brophy on 08 Jul 10
     
    # Develops higher level thinking skills # Promotes student-faculty interaction and familiarity # Increases student retention # Builds self esteem in students # Enhances student satisfaction with the learning experience # Promotes a positive attitude toward the subject matter # Develops oral communication skills # Develops social interaction skills # Promotes positive race relations # Creates an environment of active, involved, exploratory learning # Uses a team approach to problem solving while maintaining individual accountability # Encourages diversity understanding
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Open University research explodes myth of 'digital native' - 0 views

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shared by Jenny Darrow on 22 Aug 11 - No Cached
  • So, the University’s Institute of Educational Technology set about the task by putting together an age-stratified, gender-balanced cohort of 7,000 students aged between 21 and 100 . There were 2,000 between ages 60 and 69, 1,000 aged 70 and over, and, for comparison, four groups, 1,000 in each, from students respectively in their twenties, thirties, forties and fifties. All were surveyed by detailed and carefully constructed questionnaires.
  • Research, in fact, is called for, and who better to undertake it than the Open University? After all, you can enrol as a student at the Open University at any adult age, with no upper limit. 
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      Jenny Darrow on 22 Aug 11
       
      Survey was conducted by students enrolled in an online program in which the sample was already heavily immersed with tech regardless of native-immigrant tag. 
  • Jenny Darrow on 22 Aug 11
     
    A new research project by the Open University explores the much-debated concept of "the digital native". The university does this by making full use of the rich resource which is its own highly diverse student body. It concludes that while there are clear differences between older people and younger in their use of technology, there's no evidence of a clear break between two separate populations.
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