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Why a 17th-Century Text Is the Perfect Starting Point for Reinventing the Book - Rebecc... - 1 views

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book new_media mobile_app futures collaboration

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A new iOS app designed by faculty at Bryn Mawr and Notre Dame integrates the text of The Tempest with critical commentary, different actors' interpretations of critical scenes, and class discussions. The "book app" seems to be diverging in important ways from the "e-book."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">A new iOS app designed by faculty at Bryn Mawr and Notre Dame integrates the text of The Tempest with critical commentary, different actors' interpretations of critical scenes, and class discussions. The "book app" seems to be diverging in important ways from the "e-book."</div>

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Working Toward a Fair Assessment of Students' Reflective Writing - 1 views

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rubrics writing reflection

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"So the solution may be in having a well defined rubric but being able to apply it with discretion and sensitivity to individual learner differences." Rubrics seem to have garnered quite a bit of attention as a teaching and grading tool, and reflecting on their design and appropriate use seems important.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"So the solution may be in having a well defined rubric but being able to apply it with discretion and sensitivity to individual learner differences." Rubrics seem to have garnered quite a bit of attention as a teaching and grading tool, and reflecting on their design and appropriate use seems important.</div>

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Creative Syllabuses - ProfHacker - The Chronicle of Higher Education - 0 views

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A fascinating walk through interesting syllabi (and isn't that still the preferred plural?) From conventional documents with interesting tweaks, to Prezi presentations, to a "fold-your-own quarto", lots of experimenting going on.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">A fascinating walk through interesting syllabi (and isn't that still the preferred plural?) From conventional documents with interesting tweaks, to Prezi presentations, to a "fold-your-own quarto", lots of experimenting going on. </div>

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Learning to "light out after it with a club": The story of a faculty learning community... - 0 views

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shared by Joe Murphy on 04 Sep 12 - No Cached

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A Faculty Learning Community is a cros-disciplinary group of faculty who meet to investigate a common topic of interest in teaching and learning (or the conduct of scholarship more broadly). This article discusses the involvement of a librarian as facilitator to an FLC on scholarly writing.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">A Faculty Learning Community is a cros-disciplinary group of faculty who meet to investigate a common topic of interest in teaching and learning (or the conduct of scholarship more broadly). This article discusses the involvement of a librarian as facilitator to an FLC on scholarly writing.</div>

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Studying Instead of Sleeping Bites Students: Scientific American Podcast - 3 views

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Recent research suggests that an irregular and inadequate sleep schedule makes learning new concepts the next day significantly harder.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Recent research suggests that an irregular and inadequate sleep schedule makes learning new concepts the next day significantly harder.</div>

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What a Tech Start-Up's Data Say About What Works in Classroom Forums - 0 views

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flipped_classroom blended_learning discussion writing

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Analysis of discussions on a site called Piazza suggest that requiring students to post an introduction can improve the amount of discussion on the boards, while heavily-graded discussions can lead students to "grind for grades" instead of authentically participate.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Analysis of discussions on a site called Piazza suggest that requiring students to post an introduction can improve the amount of discussion on the boards, while heavily-graded discussions can lead students to "grind for grades" instead of authentically participate.</div>

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RAIL: Recipes for Advancing Information Literacy - 1 views

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information_literacy open course_modules

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By building an open, multi-disciplinary collection of SMART recipes (Simple, Modular, Assessable, Reproducible,and Tested) that could be integrated into any curriculum, we intend to bring information literacy to the forefront of liberal arts education.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">By building an open, multi-disciplinary collection of SMART recipes (Simple, Modular, Assessable, Reproducible,and Tested) that could be integrated into any curriculum, we intend to bring information literacy to the forefront of liberal arts education. </div>

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Finding Capacity in Digital Humanities at Liberal Arts Colleges - 0 views

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futures new_media digital_liberal_arts

shared by Joe Murphy on 24 Jul 12 - No Cached

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This seems very much like the kinds of questions we're facing at Kenyon.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This seems very much like the kinds of questions we're facing at Kenyon.</div>

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Best Practices for Laptops in the Classroom - 2 views

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Gadget use is an etiquette issue to be addressed formally in the syllabus. This article (and the links in it) have some interesting suggestions. Perhaps the most intriguing idea to me is the "laptop-free zone" of seating - I've noticed that I can be as distracted by the person a row or two ahead of me checking email (or worse) as by the urge to check my own.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Gadget use is an etiquette issue to be addressed formally in the syllabus. This article (and the links in it) have some interesting suggestions. Perhaps the most intriguing idea to me is the "laptop-free zone" of seating - I've noticed that I can be as distracted by the person a row or two ahead of me checking email (or worse) as by the urge to check my own.</div>

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A Moodle 2 version of the Moodle Tool Guide - 1 views

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Moodle

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This chart provides an interesting way of thinking about the tools included in Moodle - for each tool it briefly describes what it is, how hard it is to set up, and whether you can transfer information, assess performance, communicate, or co-create in it. We will be upgrading to Moodle 2 this summer.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This chart provides an interesting way of thinking about the tools included in Moodle - for each tool it briefly describes what it is, how hard it is to set up, and whether you can transfer information, assess performance, communicate, or co-create in it. We will be upgrading to Moodle 2 this summer. </div>

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American Anthropology Association Teaching Materials Exchange - Syllabi - 0 views

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syllabi anthropology open

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The American Anthropological Association has a "Teaching Materials Exchange" which faculty can use to submit syllabi, lesson plans, activities, and assignments. Some materials are relevant to other disciplines (or interdisciplinary/cross-disciplinary approaches). If your professional association has such a resource, please let the CIP know.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The American Anthropological Association has a "Teaching Materials Exchange" which faculty can use to submit syllabi, lesson plans, activities, and assignments. Some materials are relevant to other disciplines (or interdisciplinary/cross-disciplinary approaches). If your professional association has such a resource, please let the CIP know.</div>

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The Grounded Curriculum - Advice - The Chronicle of Higher Education - 0 views

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curriculum space local community academic_honesty

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A proposal that college curricula should more fully and more intentionally take advantage of the college's physical locations and the moment in time. What surprises me is how relatively easy to incorporate some of the ideas seem.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">A proposal that college curricula should more fully and more intentionally take advantage of the college's physical locations and the moment in time. What surprises me is how relatively easy to incorporate some of the ideas seem.</div>

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From the Vault: What To Do When Your Course Management System Goes Down - ProfHacker - ... - 1 views

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Moodle LMS backup

shared by Joe Murphy on 03 Jul 12 - No Cached

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Not every word of this article applies to Kenyon, and but there is a lot of good advice. We could generate a related set of suggestions by pondering what to do in case Moodle is up but there's an extended power outage in your classroom, office, and/or home.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Not every word of this article applies to Kenyon, and but there is a lot of good advice. We could generate a related set of suggestions by pondering what to do in case Moodle is up but there's an extended power outage in your classroom, office, and/or home.</div>

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Syllabus - 0 views

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shared by Joe Murphy on 28 Jun 12 - No Cached

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Billed as the first peer-reviewed journal dedicated to the writing (and sharing) of excellent syllabi, this is an interesting approach to the teaching commons. Is this a viable approach to the twin problems that many syllabi have moved off professors' web pages and into the Learning Management System (a.k.a. Moodle), and that those syllabi which are on the web haven't been peer reviewed?

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Billed as the first peer-reviewed journal dedicated to the writing (and sharing) of excellent syllabi, this is an interesting approach to the teaching commons. Is this a viable approach to the twin problems that many syllabi have moved off professors' web pages and into the Learning Management System (a.k.a. Moodle), and that those syllabi which are on the web haven't been peer reviewed?</div>

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Using Xtranormal Against Straw Men - ProfHacker - The Chronicle of Higher Education - 1 views

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writing new_media rhetoric

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Xtranormal is an online service which creates animated videos based on your script. In this Chronicle article, the author describes using this approach to help students learn to write arguments by assigning the sides to animated characters.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Xtranormal is an online service which creates animated videos based on your script. In this Chronicle article, the author describes using this approach to help students learn to write arguments by assigning the sides to animated characters.</div>

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Grading with Voice on an iPad - ProfHacker - The Chronicle of Higher Education - 1 views

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grading iPad mobile_devices

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Lots of people at Kenyon use Word's Track Changes or Turnitin's GradeMark. This post talks about ways to attach verbal comments to a document. (This idea is used by some language profs, as a way to get students some listening practice at the same time they're working on a written project.)

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Lots of people at Kenyon use Word's Track Changes or Turnitin's GradeMark. This post talks about ways to attach verbal comments to a document. (This idea is used by some language profs, as a way to get students some listening practice at the same time they're working on a written project.)</div>

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Flip This: Bloom's Taxonomy Should Start with Creating | MindShift - 1 views

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Shelly Wright argues that Bloom's taxonomy of learning domains is most effective when considered in reverse order.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Shelly Wright argues that Bloom's taxonomy of learning domains is most effective when considered in reverse order.</div>

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Critical Incident Questionnaire - 0 views

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course_evaluations reflection

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An interesting take on a "course evaluation" form, with extensive supporting research.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">An interesting take on a "course evaluation" form, with extensive supporting research.</div>

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The GSU decision - not an easy road for anyone | Scholarly Communications @ Duke - 0 views

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copyright scholarly_communication Georgia State University case

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The judge's decision in the copyright suit by publishers against Georgia State University has significant areas which need clarification, and it uses a mechanical principle for determining the amount of a work which can be copied as fair use, but it is generally a pro-education ruling. Of course, it will probably be appealed.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The judge's decision in the copyright suit by publishers against Georgia State University has significant areas which need clarification, and it uses a mechanical principle for determining the amount of a work which can be copied as fair use, but it is generally a pro-education ruling. Of course, it will probably be appealed.</div>

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New York City Sets Social Media Rules for Teachers - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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The specific rules presented here are most applicable to K-12 institutions. Still, it's an interesting example of the kind of thinking involved for anyone's social media presence.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The specific rules presented here are most applicable to K-12 institutions. Still, it's an interesting example of the kind of thinking involved for anyone's social media presence.</div>

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