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Joe Murphy

Review Essay: Six Books Every College Teacher Should Know - 1 views

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    An essay on six core titles on teaching and learning by Jose Bowen. (All 6 are in CONSORT and widely available in OhioLINK.) I particularly enjoyed Bowen's personal reflections on techniques he's taken from these books and applied in his own teaching of music.
Joe Murphy

Rethinking Course Evaluations to Improve Student Learning - 0 views

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    From Jose Bowen's blog: course evaluations tend to focus on the perception of teaching. What if, instead, we focused them on institutional and departmental (and, I'd add, instructor and course) goals for learning?
Joe Murphy

Group Testing-taking Options to Consider - 1 views

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    "Collaboration reduces test anxiety" and "in most professional contexts, if you need an answer, consulting with others is almost always an option." How and why might you encourage students to practice collaborative skills in the traditionally isolated environment of a test or quiz?
Joe Murphy

Do we give students credit for being more web-literate than they are? - 0 views

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    This article makes a smart distinction between students' abilities to accomplish a task online (which may be overstated) and their framework for critically evaluating that task, and the tool they use.
Joe Murphy

"I Hate Your Class: It Changed My Life" - 0 views

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    "Like great art, a great course disturbs its audience. But if it is too disturbing, the audience may withdraw (figuratively or even literally). If it is too affirming, it is just entertainment; fun, but with no real impact."
Jason Bennett

Three Ways to Help Students Become More Metacognitively Aware | Faculty Focus - 0 views

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    Self-awareness is a central component to the Liberal Arts mission and this article lays out simple strategies to promote metacognitive awareness without setting aside class time for it.
Joe Murphy

Using iAnnotate as a Grading Tool - 0 views

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    A description of the author's process for grading with his iPad. The comments section includes some good alternatives, including Word's "Track Changes" feature, as well as a few suggestions of classroom strategies which improve students' receptiveness to paperless feedback.
Joe Murphy

10 Tips for Grading Writing w/ Less Stress and Frustration - 0 views

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    When the avalanche of end-of-semester grading seems like just too much, it might be worthwhile to review these tips. Some are hints for your workflow, and others for your mindset.
Joe Murphy

Why I Love Conferencing Online with My Traditional Classroom Students - 1 views

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    It seems odd to consider meeting your Kenyon students through an online video chat - until you consider winter weather, cold and flu season, or the various other reasons you might not be able to meet in person. This article suggests some benefits and hurdles to videoconferencing with students.
Joe Murphy

Tips for Developing Students' Note-taking Skills - 1 views

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    Should you give your students your PowerPoint slides? The jury is still out on that one, but this article does list a few classroom strategies you can use to teach students what "good notes" really are and how they should be taking them and studying with them.
Joe Murphy

In Wake of Traumas, Digital Archives Gather Crowds - 0 views

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    An interesting look at a digital archive set up to capture media and memories surrounding the Boston Marathon bombings, and the connections between the digital humanities and public history work.
kagordon

6 Innovative Uses of Lecture Capture - 2 views

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    Here are 6 ways faculty are using it to make their courses more engaging, flexible, and imaginative.
Jason Bennett

Frequent Tests Can Enhance College Learning, Study Finds - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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    The New York Times reports on a recent study further confirming the benefits of regular, low-stakes testing. Benefits included grade and attendance improvements compared to a former class of equal size and notable improvements among students from lower-income households.
Joe Murphy

Academic Blogging - 1 views

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    Have you considered running a blog, and how that blog might be part of your professional presence? This set of articles (blog posts, really) look at the choices professors make when they choose to write an academic blog.
Joe Murphy

Suggested Practices for Syllabus Accessibility Statements - PraxisWiki - 0 views

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    A detailed exploration of the role of the accessibility statement on a syllabus, and the impact that its language and placement may have on all the students in the class.
Joe Murphy

Using Google Documents for Grading - 0 views

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    An intriguing description of using Google Forms as a writing rubric (or more general marking guide). I like the goal of "reduc(ing) the amount of time that I have to spend on administrative grading-related tasks, so that I can really focus my attention on reading and responding to students' work." I can see how electronic rubrics could be a time-saver, and Google Forms are dead easy to set up.
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