Journey of Joy: Teaching Tips for Reflection, Rejuvenation and Renewal - 51 views
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Steve Ransom on 14 Sep 12PDF doc. Great ideas.
Teaching with Confidence: Advice for New Faculty
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Five Competencies for Culturally Competent Teaching and Learning | Faculty Focus - 0 views
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1. Culturally competent teaching and learning facilitates critical reflection. 2. Culturally competent teaching and learning demands respect for others. 3. Culturally competent teaching and learning involves accommodating individual learners. 4. Culturally competent teaching and learning requires the use of intercultural communication skills. 5. Culturally competent teaching and learning requires focused activities and intentionally structured environments.
Promoting Academic Integrity in Online Education - Faculty Focus | Faculty Focus - 5 views
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Although there's some disagreement as to whether distance education is more susceptible to academic dishonesty than other forms of instruction, what isn't up for debate is the fact that for as long as there's been exams, there's been cheating on exams. The online environment simply opens up a different set of challenges that aren't typically seen in traditional face-to-face courses.
Designing Assignments that Accomplish Course Goals | Faculty Focus - 72 views
Strategies for Writing Better Teaching Philosophy Statements | Faculty Focus - 1 views
Crib Sheets Help Students Prioritize and Organize Course Content | Faculty Focus - 66 views
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A brief analysis of how crib sheets help review and can assist in the learning process
Simple Techniques for Applying Active Learning Strategies to Online Course Videos | Fac... - 59 views
Three Steps to Better Course Evaluations | Faculty Focus - 94 views
Love the One You're With: Creating a Classroom Community | Faculty Focus - 82 views
Six Paths to More Authentic Teaching | Faculty Focus - 94 views
Prior Knowledge as an Unexpected Obstacle to Learning - 37 views
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An interesting article about how limited or inaccurate prior knowledge interferes with understanding, along with strategies for managing the dynamic.
Nine Ways to Improve Class Discussions - 144 views
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"I once heard class discussions described as "transient instructional events." They pass through the class, the course, and the educational experiences of students with few lingering effects. Ideas are batted around, often with forced participation; students don't take notes; and then the discussion ends-it runs out of steam or the class runs out of time. If asked a few days later about the exchange, most students would be hard-pressed to remember anything beyond what they themselves might have said, if that. So this post offers some simple suggestions for increasing the impact of the discussions that occur in our courses."
Teaching with Confidence: Advice for New Faculty - 31 views
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Classic, basic, and simple to apply this answer to what every new teacher wants to know.
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The First Day of Class: A Once-a-Semester Opportunity - 73 views
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"There's only one first day of class. Here are some ideas for taking advantage of opportunities that are not available in the same way on any other day of the course. "
Integrating technology into your teaching - 82 views
Six Ways to Support Adult Online Learners | Faculty Focus - 62 views
Making Online PowerPoint Content Engaging: Writing a Narration Script | Faculty Focus - 118 views
Designing Courses with a Progression of Learning Experiences | Faculty Focus - 3 views
Three Ways to Ask Better Questions in the Classroom | Faculty Focus - 31 views
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We need to ask good questions so that students see the importance of questions—how they make us think and help us learn. Eventually students may start asking better questions themselves, including ones we can’t answer. And those are the best questions of all.
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"Good questions make students think, they encourage participation and I think they improve the caliber of the answers students give and the questions they ask. To achieve those worthwhile outcomes more regularly, I'd like to recommend three actions that have the potential to improve our questioning."
