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This article relates to assessments and the importance of constructing assessments that ask students to apply concepts. It also relates to our themes of contextualization and connection.

Part of the OWL site, within the multi-part Essay Writing section. Contributors Jack Baker and Allen Brizee; last edited 3/23/11.

TS used this resource in her classroom description, week 6, semester 3.

Mobi View is an interactive whiteboard developed by eInstruction.

LS uses this tool in her classroom, as mentioned in week 8, semester 3.

This edition of UPDATE focuses on partnerships, beginning with an interview with Dr. Gene Bottoms, founder of High Schools That Work (HSTW). Dr. Bottoms provides important insights into the ways partnerships were used to create HSTW, as well as the ways they are necessary to involving high schools and community colleges in the implementation of Programs of Study. This volume also includes two invited articles, one by Dr. Pamela Eddy, College of William and Mary University, and Dr. Marilyn Amey, Michigan State University, that give OCCRL readers a glimpse into their new book on partnerships and collaboration, and a second by Dr. Louise Yarnell, who shares a model that she and her colleagues at SRI are developing for the Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program of the National Science Foundation (NSF).

Compiled by Oliver Knill, Department of Mathematics, Harvard University, from March 2006-July 2011. This fun site has dozens of movie clips (well-known and not so well-known) that each reference some kind of math. Knill includes annotation describing the math that is included.

Part of UD's Institute for Transforming Undergraduate Education, this program offers workshops at the K-12 or post-secondary level for how instructors can integrate problem-based learning into their own classrooms. The PBL Clearinghouse, a "peer-reviewed online resource" collects PBL problems and articles. Additionally, the site offers resources including sample syllabi and projects.

"ALM is an international research forum bringing together researchers and practitioners in adult mathematics/numeracy teaching and learning in order to promote the learning of mathematics by adults." The site includes the proceedings from each annual meeting, as well as a newsletter for download.

Help page (no author cited, no date) of the library of one of the GSCC schools.

R.O. shared this resource (week 10, semester 3) as she guided the students through (online) library research.

Posted on YouTube by UsherVEVO on Mar 29 2010.

This was one of three videos that R.O. (week 7, semester 3) shared with students in a lesson on video analysis.

Posted to YouTube by LadyGagaVEVO on Dec 19 2009.

This was one of three videos that R.O. (week 7, semester 3) shared with students in a lesson on video analysis.

Posted by beyonceVEVO on October 2 2009.

This was one of three videos that R.O. (week 7, semester 3) shared with students in a lesson on video analysis.

Published by CollegeBoard, revised 12/2008. This guide provides practice for the WritePlacer test including information about how the exam is scored.

R.O. (week 5, semester3) used this guide with her students to help them prepare for their retest.

From Tailored Essays (a custom essay service), this article (no author or date listed) helps students to understand how to find a topic that will be both interesting and about which there is enough to say.

R.O. (week 3, semester 3) used this article in a discussion with students about inventing their essay topics.

From the Delta College Daily Difference. Article is undated, but Valkenburg was a 2010 Fellow and was inducted at the Association for the Tutoring Profession (ATP) national conference on March 29 2011.

TO'C introduced Valkenburg to her students to help connect them to some of the academic support that will be available to them even after completing their developmental ed classes.

Written by Haley Drucker; edited by Laurie Patsalides; posted on Bright Hub, updated Oct 10 2011.

TO'C (week 4, semester 3) used this article as the source for students to practice their summarizing. At the same time, she felt this article on managing stress would be relevant to their school experience.

By Professor Terry Doyle, Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning, Ferris State University. No date.

TO'C (week 3, semester 3) used this presentation with her students to generate conversation on their feelings about/experiences of deep learning.

From the website Research and Documentation Online, 5th Edition published by Bedford/St. Martin's. Outlines the various rules for formatting the paper and preparing the list of works cited.

NH (week 12, semester 3) projects this for the class when discussing how they will finish their research papers.

Distinction between primary and secondary sources, on Ithaca College library's website.

N.H. Lesson 10, semester 2.

NH used this website to help teach about primary and secondary sources (week 10, semester 3).