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How to Create a Jeopardy-style Game in Google Spreadsheets - 0 views

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Amusing idea for a class activity here - you can use Google Sheets and the website Flippity.com to run a quiz game. I've seen this implemented with PowerPoint decks, but this way looks a lot simpler.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Amusing idea for a class activity here - you can use Google Sheets and the website Flippity.com to run a quiz game. I've seen this implemented with PowerPoint decks, but this way looks a lot simpler.</div>

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Steps Toward a Big Idea Syllabus - 0 views

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Michael Wesch describes his steps in redesigning a course syllabus to make the Big Ideas of the course more obvious (and engaging) to students. I was particularly taken by the typographical element of putting the Big Ideas in his handwriting and the day-by-day details in type.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Michael Wesch describes his steps in redesigning a course syllabus to make the Big Ideas of the course more obvious (and engaging) to students. I was particularly taken by the typographical element of putting the Big Ideas in his handwriting and the day-by-day details in type.</div>

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The ethics of plagiarism detection - 0 views

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Very interesting podcast episode. Turnitin inspires some strong reactions. Some professors are intentional and creative in the way they integrate it with their writing pedagogy. Others raise a number of important ethical questions about they way the tool makes assumptions about your classroom environment.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Very interesting podcast episode. Turnitin inspires some strong reactions. Some professors are intentional and creative in the way they integrate it with their writing pedagogy. Others raise a number of important ethical questions about they way the tool makes assumptions about your classroom environment.</div>

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Review of The Programming Historian - 0 views

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Interesting and even-handed review of a site providing programming tutorials designed for academics in the humanities. Might be some interesting inspirations here for a winter break project!

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Interesting and even-handed review of a site providing programming tutorials designed for academics in the humanities. Might be some interesting inspirations here for a winter break project!</div>

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Built-in Self-Assessment: A Case for Annotation - 1 views

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Interesting ideas here about the value of requiring students to annotate their own work and the sources they consult. Note the point that these professors actually dedicate regular class time to the exercise.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Interesting ideas here about the value of requiring students to annotate their own work and the sources they consult. Note the point that these professors actually dedicate regular class time to the exercise.</div>

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College libraries install desks on which students can study and cycle - 1 views

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The next step after the standing desk, perhaps? (Certainly I'd have a better chance keeping a desk that small clean...)

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The next step after the standing desk, perhaps? (Certainly I'd have a better chance keeping a desk that small clean...)</div>

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Keeping Up With... Affordable Course Content - 0 views

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Many classes already use library materials (physical or online) as course readings. Have you looked, though, at the open textbooks and other instructional materials available in your field?

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Many classes already use library materials (physical or online) as course readings. Have you looked, though, at the open textbooks and other instructional materials available in your field?</div>

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Digital and Analogue Writing with LiveScribe - 0 views

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writing technology notes

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We have some students using LiveScribe pens, so they can have the experience of taking notes by hand and the benefits of digitized notes and synchronized audio recordings.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">We have some students using LiveScribe pens, so they can have the experience of taking notes by hand and the benefits of digitized notes and synchronized audio recordings.</div>

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Teaching Fails: What Didn't Go as Planned in Your Courses? - 1 views

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It's important to reserve some time for reflection at the end of the semester, to review where you thought your classes were going and where they actually ended up. (But don't forget to review the positive too - what worked as or even better than expected?)

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">It's important to reserve some time for reflection at the end of the semester, to review where you thought your classes were going and where they actually ended up. (But don't forget to review the positive too - what worked as or even better than expected?)</div>

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Help Students Close-Read Iconic News Images - 0 views

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While aimed at younger students, these techniques for reading images and discussing the ways that some images become "iconic" are great prompts for college students as well.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">While aimed at younger students, these techniques for reading images and discussing the ways that some images become "iconic" are great prompts for college students as well.</div>

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When the Focus on 'Grit' in the Classroom Overlooks Student Trauma - 0 views

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This article came up at our recent lunch discussion on culturally responsive teaching. When we talk about students and resilience, are we fully informed about what things outside the classroom might be drawing on their abilities, and how they've been taught to act with "grit" in other situations?

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This article came up at our recent lunch discussion on culturally responsive teaching. When we talk about students and resilience, are we fully informed about what things outside the classroom might be drawing on their abilities, and how they've been taught to act with "grit" in other situations?</div>

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How, and Why, You Should Have Students Assess Themselves - 2 views

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Some interesting examples here of questions you can ask students to help cement the major concepts of your courses. (Some of these would fit in nicely as part of your personal questions in the course evaluation system!)

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Some interesting examples here of questions you can ask students to help cement the major concepts of your courses. (Some of these would fit in nicely as part of your personal questions in the course evaluation system!)</div>

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The High School/College Writing Classroom Disconnect - 0 views

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I've heard multiple Kenyon faculty say that the first step of teaching writing in their disciplines is to unlearn the writing habits students used successfully in earlier educational experiences. What can we do to better "communicat(e) what really happens inside our classes" as this author asks?

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">I've heard multiple Kenyon faculty say that the first step of teaching writing in their disciplines is to unlearn the writing habits students used successfully in earlier educational experiences. What can we do to better "communicat(e) what really happens inside our classes" as this author asks?</div>

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Latinos in Rural America: About the Exhibit - 0 views

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The CIP is proud to have made a few small contributions to the Latinos in Rural America project. We hope you'll come see the resulting exhibit in Olin and Chalmers Libraries this month, or check out the electronic version of the exhibit (including a marvelous short film of the interviews).

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The CIP is proud to have made a few small contributions to the Latinos in Rural America project. We hope you'll come see the resulting exhibit in Olin and Chalmers Libraries this month, or check out the electronic version of the exhibit (including a marvelous short film of the interviews).</div>

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Gratitude in Education: A Radical View - 1 views

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"As I reflected why some groups of students were able to embrace the place of gratitude more than others, or even why some seemed to express more gratitude than others, I discovered that there was an uncanny relationship between my own level of gratitude and that of my students." So what are you grateful for this semester - and what are you doing about it?

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"As I reflected why some groups of students were able to embrace the place of gratitude more than others, or even why some seemed to express more gratitude than others, I discovered that there was an uncanny relationship between my own level of gratitude and that of my students." So what are you grateful for this semester - and what are you doing about it?</div>

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The public and the private in scholarship and teaching - 0 views

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Very interesting stuff in this interview about public scholarship and open educational resources, and student privacy in digital scholarship.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Very interesting stuff in this interview about public scholarship and open educational resources, and student privacy in digital scholarship.</div>

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Sleep makes our memories more accessible, study shows - 0 views

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Another study showing the relationship between sleep and memory. "The post-sleep boost in memory accessibility may indicate that some memories are sharpened overnight." (It might be worth reminding your students that a good study strategy includes a complete night's sleep!)

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Another study showing the relationship between sleep and memory. "The post-sleep boost in memory accessibility may indicate that some memories are sharpened overnight." (It might be worth reminding your students that a good study strategy includes a complete night's sleep!)</div>

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Study finds extent of key practices adopted at colleges and universities - 0 views

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shared by Joe Murphy on 16 Nov 15 - No Cached

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Interesting context as we look at expanding students' participation in the high-impact practices as part of the Kenyon 2020 plan.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Interesting context as we look at expanding students' participation in the high-impact practices as part of the Kenyon 2020 plan.</div>

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Small Changes in Teaching: The Minutes Before Class - 0 views

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Three interesting, and very different, tips for ways to use the moments before class. Which resonates most with you - building relationships, displaying context, or "creating a sense of wonder"?

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Three interesting, and very different, tips for ways to use the moments before class. Which resonates most with you - building relationships, displaying context, or "creating a sense of wonder"?</div>

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Final Exams or Epic Finales - 0 views

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How are you thinking about wrapping up your courses this year?

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">How are you thinking about wrapping up your courses this year?</div>

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