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E-Portfolios Are Not the Fitbit of Higher Education - 1 views

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shared by Joe Murphy on 19 Jan 16 - No Cached

Joe Murphy on 19 Jan 16

Curating your own portfolio can be a valuable metacognitive exercise, helping students cement their learning and plan for the future. Or it can be an exercise in checking off boxes. Which sounds like a better use of student time and tuition dollars?

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Curating your own portfolio can be a valuable metacognitive exercise, helping students cement their learning and plan for the future. Or it can be an exercise in checking off boxes. Which sounds like a better use of student time and tuition dollars?</div>

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Bringing Your Own Work Into the Classroom - 0 views

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Joe Murphy on 14 Jan 16

How will you bring not only your own scholarship, but your own approach to doing scholarship, into your classes this semester?

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">How will you bring not only your own scholarship, but your own approach to doing scholarship, into your classes this semester?</div>

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What Having a "Growth Mindset" Actually Means - 1 views

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Carol Dweck addresses some of the misconceptions and oversimplifications of her work on "growth mindset."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Carol Dweck addresses some of the misconceptions and oversimplifications of her work on "growth mindset."</div>

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Small Changes in Teaching: The First 5 Minutes of Class - 0 views

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"In writing, as in learning, openings matter. Don't fritter them away." 4 ways you can use the opening of class to help students transition their attention into your course, from James Lang.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"In writing, as in learning, openings matter. Don't fritter them away." 4 ways you can use the opening of class to help students transition their attention into your course, from James Lang.</div>

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Why do we have general education? Part one: What is the point of a liberal arts degree? - 0 views

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shared by Joe Murphy on 11 Jan 16 - No Cached

Joe Murphy on 11 Jan 16

Jose Bowen, president of Goucher College and author of the book _Teaching Naked_, is starting a 5-part series on liberal arts education as the "degree of the future". In part one, I'd note the implied difference between "critical" and "creative" thinking.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Jose Bowen, president of Goucher College and author of the book _Teaching Naked_, is starting a 5-part series on liberal arts education as the "degree of the future". In part one, I'd note the implied difference between "critical" and "creative" thinking.</div>

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4 techniques for fostering fruitful discussions in your classroom - 0 views

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Tips from Stephen Brookfield for planning and facilitating excellent classroom discussions.

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Studies explore how black students 'respond to and resist' stereotypes - 0 views

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Interesting studies on the double-edged sword of "resilience" in the face of discrimination.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Interesting studies on the double-edged sword of "resilience" in the face of discrimination.</div>

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First Impressions: Activities for the First Day of Class - 0 views

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Terrific example of the way your first day of class activities can act as an introduction (almost a "trailer") for the way you'll conduct the rest of the course.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Terrific example of the way your first day of class activities can act as an introduction (almost a "trailer") for the way you'll conduct the rest of the course. </div>

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

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shared by Joe Murphy on 05 Jan 16 - No Cached

Joe Murphy on 05 Jan 16

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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shared by Joe Murphy on 05 Jan 16 - No Cached

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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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shared by Joe Murphy on 20 Dec 15 - No Cached

Joe Murphy on 20 Dec 15

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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shared by Joe Murphy on 18 Dec 15 - No Cached

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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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Evaluating students' evaluations of professors - 0 views

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This study takes the novel approach of comparing course evaluations for courses and follow-up courses and finds that "teacher effectiveness is negatively correlated with students' evaluations." Except for higher performing students, those who did better in follow up courses, indicating greater learning in the earlier courses, gave worse evaluations.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This study takes the novel approach of comparing course evaluations for courses and follow-up courses and finds that "teacher effectiveness is negatively correlated with students' evaluations." Except for higher performing students, those who did better in follow up courses, indicating greater learning in the earlier courses, gave worse evaluations.</div>

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An Evaluation of Course Evaluations - 0 views

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Course evaluations - everyone does them and nobody is happy with them. A Berkeley statistics professor writes a thorough and readable run-down of why student course evaluations are mostly worthless at measuring what they purport to measure - teaching effectiveness. He also offers useful suggestions for better methods of assessing courses, but they are time consuming.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Course evaluations - everyone does them and nobody is happy with them. A Berkeley statistics professor writes a thorough and readable run-down of why student course evaluations are mostly worthless at measuring what they purport to measure - teaching effectiveness. He also offers useful suggestions for better methods of assessing courses, but they are time consuming.</div>

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Digital and Analogue Writing with LiveScribe - 0 views

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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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shared by Joe Murphy on 07 Dec 15 - No Cached

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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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E-Portfolios Are Not the Fitbit of Higher Education - 1 views

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What Having a "Growth Mindset" Actually Means - 1 views

Small Changes in Teaching: The First 5 Minutes of Class - 0 views

Why do we have general education? Part one: What is the point of a liberal arts degree? - 0 views

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Studies explore how black students 'respond to and resist' stereotypes - 0 views

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Steps Toward a Big Idea Syllabus - 0 views

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