GIMP - Tutorials - 0 views
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KPI_Library Bookmarks on 02 Apr 10Tutorials for GIMP image manipulation software.
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Struggling Students Can Improve by Studying Themselves, Research Shows - 0 views
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By David Glenn in the Teaching section, Chronicle of Higher Education, Feb 7, 2010. This is an article about new research from the CUNY Graduate Center that looks at "self-regulated learning." With this method, math students work with their instructors to analyze their errors, reworking problems to be sure that they understand how to solve them next time. The article is available by subscription. For the full text, check with your local library.
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KS posted a PDF of the article (see her 2/12/10 Coffee Klatch posting for the link).
GIMP - 0 views
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GIMP is open source image manipulation software.
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JEC uses this tool to hide student names in scanned documents.
Snagit - 0 views
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Screen capture software that also allows editing.
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NH recommended SnagIt when faculty need to blur the names (or other identifying features) from scanned student documents.
14 Technologies Educators Should Watch in 2010 - 0 views
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By Chris Riedel, in THE Journal, Jan 22 2010. Specific tools are mentioned, including GSCC favorites like Jing and Prezi.
Achieving the Dream 2010 Strategy Institute - 0 views
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The Strategy Institute, Feb 2-5, 2010, had the theme Equity and Excellence. This document is a PDF of the conference program, which included a plenary presentation by Uri Treisman.
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From BM: "I also enjoyed hearing Uri Treisman speak on the "joyful conspiracy" he and the Carnegie Foundation are engaged in. This "joyful conspiracy" is just a little project....a complete overhaul of mathematics at the community college level. I encourage all math faculty to read and learn as much as you can about the Carnegie work here. I am certain that it will dramatically affect what you do for a living in the future."
VALUE: Valid Assessment of Learning in Undergraduate Education - 0 views
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This program is offered by the Association of American Colleges & Universities, as part of its Liberal Education and America's Promise (LEAP) initiative, and is a contribution to the national dialogue on assessment in education.
White Paper on Writing Assessment in Colleges and Universities - 0 views
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By the Council of Writing Program Administrators (WPA) and the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE). This document is jointly endorsed by both organizations.
Writing Assessment: A Position Statement - 0 views
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By the Conference on College Composition (CCCC) Committee on Assessment, November 2006 (revised March 2009). This document outlines the CCCC's position on writing assessment, noting that "given the high stakes nature of many of these assessment purposes, it is crucial that assessment practices by guided by sound principles..."
Association of American Colleges & Universities (AAC&U) 2010 Annual Meeting Podcasts - 0 views
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This page links to the all podcast offerings from the 2010 annual meeting. The opening plenary (first podcast listed) was given by Martha J. Kanter, Under Secretary for the U.S. Department of Education, Jamie P. Merisotis of the Lumina Foundation, and Ronald Crutcher, president of Wheaton College.
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JEC attended this conference and recommended the talk by Kanter, et al.
Leaving college : rethinking the causes and cures of student attrition - 0 views
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By Vincent Tinto, published by University of Chicago Press, 1987. See tinto tag to find Dr. Tinto's faculty page (Syracuse University)
Tinto, Vincent - 0 views
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Dr. Vincent Tinto is a professor in the School of Education at Syracuse University. His most recent book, Leaving College (also tagged), "lays out a theory and policy perspective on student success that is considered the benchmark by which work on these issues are judged."
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Tinto is quoted by RO, in terms of show students how important community and connection are to being successful in college.
Grammar, Grammars, and the Teaching of Grammar - 0 views
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By Patrick Hartwell, in College English, vol 47 (2), Feb 1985, pp. 105-127.
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This article, recommended by RO in the Coffee Klatch, in a discussion about the most effective ways of teaching grammar.
Weaver, Constance - 0 views
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Dr. Constance (Connie) Weaver is a professor of English at Western Michigan University. In the coffeeklatch, she was attributed with popularizing the idea, "grammar needs to be taught in context." Librarians have not verified the quote or determined from which book it might have been taken.
What Makes a Great Teacher? - 0 views
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By Amanda Ripley in The Atlantic, January/February 2010. This article looks at effective teaching in several ways: it profiles several highly effective teachers, and also discusses over ten years of data about effective teaching that the organization Teach for America is preparing to release.
Faculty Inquiry Network (FIN) - 1 views
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The Faculty Inquiry Network (FIN) "is comprised of community college faculty from across California, working in teams to investigate a complex problem in basic skills education..." (from Info page). Together, they have produced this beautiful blog which describes faculty inquiry ("a form of professional development") and includes resources and a toolkit. There is also an email subscription available, to better keep current with this project.
National Center for Academic Transformation (NCAT) - 0 views
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Like GSCC, NCAT was also the recipient of a Gates Foundation emerging technologies grant. NCAT will redesign developmental math courses in community colleges integrating technology and learner-centered pedagogy.
Open Learning Initiative - 0 views
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Part of Carnegie Mellon University, the Open Learning Initiative is, like GSCC, the recipient of a Gates Foundation technology-related grant. The grant is "for the collaborative development, use, evaluation, and continuous improvement of web-based open learning environments for high-demand "gatekeeper" courses" (from Gates Foundation press release).
OER Commons (Open Educational Resources) - 0 views
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This site offers a searchable database of materials in a variety of subject areas, from Arts to Social Sciences, in all grade levels (Primary, Secondary, Post-secondary). As the site notes, "OER content is made free to use or share, and in some cases, to change and share again, made possible through licensing, so that both teachers and learners can share what they know."
Monterey Institute for Technology and Education - 0 views
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Along with the GSCC project, the Monterey Institute was also awarded a Gates Foundation technology-related grant. The Institute's grant is to produce developmental math materials that will be released as Open Educational Resources (OER).
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