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From Professor Back to Student, With Complaint - 1 views

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By Susan Coleman Goldstein from the Do Your Job Better column, The Chronicle of Higher Education, May 5 2011. While on sabbatical, Goldstein, an English professor, takes a computer class at her school and finds herself distracted by the Facebook activity going on at her fellow student's computer terminal. In this piece, she thinks and re-thinks her own in-class policy regarding social media.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">By Susan Coleman Goldstein from the Do Your Job Better column, The Chronicle of Higher Education, May 5 2011. While on sabbatical, Goldstein, an English professor, takes a computer class at her school and finds herself distracted by the Facebook activity going on at her fellow student's computer terminal. In this piece, she thinks and re-thinks her own in-class policy regarding social media. </div>

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Growing Up Digital, Wired for Distraction - NYTimes.com - 1 views

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Brains are being rewired from focused attention to flashing from one thing to another because of the digital devices now ubiquitous in the culture. This article asks what it means for learning and education.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Brains are being rewired from focused attention to flashing from one thing to another because of the digital devices now ubiquitous in the culture. This article asks what it means for learning and education.</div>

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Our head in the cloud: Transforming work on college completion - 1 views

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By Diana D. Woolis and Gail O. Mellow. This page is the abstract for the book chapter on the Emerald website.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">By Diana D. Woolis and Gail O. Mellow. This page is the abstract for the book chapter on the Emerald website.</div>

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Jabberwocky - 1 views

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By Lewis Carroll on Poemhunter.com. Mentioned in Using Context Clues in Vocabulary Learning discussion in the Comity Club pedagogy circle.

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Fink, L. Dee - 1 views

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This biographical page, by the IDEA Center (a nonprofit that promotes improvement of teaching, learning, and leadership) describes the career and significant presentation topics of L. Dee Fink; his most popular work seems to be The Joy and Responsibility of Teaching Well.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This biographical page, by the IDEA Center (a nonprofit that promotes improvement of teaching, learning, and leadership) describes the career and significant presentation topics of L. Dee Fink; his most popular work seems to be The Joy and Responsibility of Teaching Well.</div>

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Dr. Fink was mentioned in the Editing, GULP forum, as L.H. attended one of his professional development presentations.

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Deep and Surface Approaches to Learning | Higher Education Academy Engineering Subject ... - 1 views

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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.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">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.</div>

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Math class needs a makeover - 1 views

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Dan Meyer video lecture on TED.com, posted May 2010.

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This often-cited video was mentioned in Cohort 1 coffeeklatch and the Pedagogy Matters Jam.

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TM included this on her list of favorite TED talks.

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Cooperative Learning - 1 views

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Presented by the Center for Teaching at Vanderbilt University, this guide provides excellent resources to a wide range of cooperative learning publications, from a guide (Students Working in Small Groups) to key articles on the topic. There are two case studies, provided by instructors who have adopted some cooperative learning practices in the classroom.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Presented by the Center for Teaching at Vanderbilt University, this guide provides excellent resources to a wide range of cooperative learning publications, from a guide (Students Working in Small Groups) to key articles on the topic. There are two case studies, provided by instructors who have adopted some cooperative learning practices in the classroom.</div>

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Teaching the Writing Teachers - 1 views

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By Scott Jaschik, in Inside Higher Ed, March 18, 2010. This article the discussion of how to improve master's programs to better train community college writing instructors. It was held at the recent Conference on College Composition and Communication.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">By Scott Jaschik, in Inside Higher Ed, March 18, 2010. This article the discussion of how to improve master's programs to better train community college writing instructors. It was held at the recent Conference on College Composition and Communication.</div>

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Two-Year Colleges Seek More Graduates - 1 views

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By Stephanie Banchero, The Wall Street Journal, April, 21, 2010. At the annual meeting of the American Association of Community Colleges, officials pledge to boost student completion rates 50% over the next decade.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">By Stephanie Banchero, The Wall Street Journal, April, 21, 2010. At the annual meeting of the American Association of Community Colleges, officials pledge to boost student completion rates 50% over the next decade.</div>

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Self-Paced Online Workshops from the Center for Teaching Excellence, Lansing Community ... - 1 views

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These are very simple workshops (for the most part, straight text with no video) that offer suggestions for some of the key moments of the classroom experience: planning, student feedback, the beginning of the semester, and the end of the semester, as well as some modules on lecturing, outcome/assessment, and testing.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">These are very simple workshops (for the most part, straight text with no video) that offer suggestions for some of the key moments of the classroom experience: planning, student feedback, the beginning of the semester, and the end of the semester, as well as some modules on lecturing, outcome/assessment, and testing. </div>

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New Community College Standards Could Hike Graduation Rates - 1 views

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On PBS NewsHour, April 20, 2010. Jeffrey Brown interview with Mary Spilde and Hilary Pennington about the increased focus on boosting graduation rates in community colleges. Remedial education, innovative technology models and standards for accountabililty are topics covered.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">On PBS NewsHour, April 20, 2010. Jeffrey Brown interview with Mary Spilde and Hilary Pennington about the increased focus on boosting graduation rates in community colleges. Remedial education, innovative technology models and standards for accountabililty are topics covered.</div>

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Evaluating Web Sites Tutorial - 0 views

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R.O. Lesson 13, Semester 2

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To Really Learn, Quit Studying and Take a Test - 0 views

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By Pam Belluck in the Science section of the New York Times. January 20, 2011. Research indicates that students who were tested on material retained more than those who repeatedly study the material and those who draw detailed diagrams documenting what they are learning.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">By Pam Belluck in the Science section of the New York Times. January 20, 2011. Research indicates that students who were tested on material retained more than those who repeatedly study the material and those who draw detailed diagrams documenting what they are learning.</div>

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How to Teach English to At-Risk College Students - 0 views

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By Melissa E. Lee, from the Do Your Job Better column of The Chronicle of Higher Education, March 13 2011. Lee, an adjunct English instructor at the State University of New York at Canton, offers suggestions to support students who she describes as "at-risk." Her three over-arching ideas are: provide structure in the classroom, show the connection between classroom learning and the real world, and make your students accountable.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">By Melissa E. Lee, from the Do Your Job Better column of The Chronicle of Higher Education, March 13 2011. Lee, an adjunct English instructor at the State University of New York at Canton, offers suggestions to support students who she describes as "at-risk." Her three over-arching ideas are: provide structure in the classroom, show the connection between classroom learning and the real world, and make your students accountable. </div>

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Lee's ideas call to mind such GSCC themes as scaffolding, contextualization, caring, college transition, structure, self-efficacy. There are interesting comments, as well.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Lee's ideas call to mind such GSCC themes as scaffolding, contextualization, caring, college transition, structure, self-efficacy. There are interesting comments, as well.</div>

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Don McMillan: Life After Death by PowerPoint - 0 views

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On YouTube Amusing video on common mistakes in Power Point presentations

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R.O. Lesson 14, Semester 2

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Tsotsi - 0 views

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Posted on YouTube by fotoner, June 16 2006, this is a 6-1/2 minute clip from the South African film Tsotsi.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Posted on YouTube by fotoner, June 16 2006, this is a 6-1/2 minute clip from the South African film Tsotsi. </div>

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JE used this clip in his lesson, Saying Something Smart and Interesting, (week 13, semester II). JE also used week 6, semester 3).

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STATWAY: New Pathways Through Developmental Mathematics - 0 views

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The March 2011 webinar being presented by National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD). STATWAY is an accelerated program "designed to take developmental students to and through a college credit-bearing, transferable math course in one year." Follow the statway tag for more. Webinar will be held March 30, 2011.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The March 2011 webinar being presented by National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD). STATWAY is an accelerated program "designed to take developmental students to and through a college credit-bearing, transferable math course in one year." Follow the statway tag for more. Webinar will be held March 30, 2011. </div>

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Beginning & Intermediate Algebra - 0 views

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By Elayn Martin-Gay 4th Edition Published by Pearson. 2009

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E.N-S. shared information about book used at her school

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'Stuck' With Adjuncts - 0 views

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By Isaac Sweeney for On Hiring column in The Chronicle of Higher Education, March 10 2011. Sweeney outlines the challenges that adjunct instructors face in the community college system.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">By Isaac Sweeney for On Hiring column in The Chronicle of Higher Education, March 10 2011. Sweeney outlines the challenges that adjunct instructors face in the community college system. </div>

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