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This article explains how synchronous communication techniques can effectively work to make graduate courses more relevant. It can also be used for the same purposes in an undergraduate course.

on feedback

How many times have you elicited feedback from students in the form of peer critiques and heard that superficial, vague response?

Performance assessment, also known as alternative or authentic assessment, is a form of testing that requires students to perform a task rather than select an answer from a ready-made list. For example, a student may be asked to explain historical events, generate scientific hypotheses, solve math problems, converse in a foreign language, or conduct research on an assigned topic. Experienced raters--either teachers or other trained staff--then judge the quality of the student's work based on an agreed-upon set of criteria. This new form of assessment is most widely used to directly assess writing ability based on text produced by students under test instructions

Do you ever feel like you're working hard but not getting anywhere? Maybe you see little improvement in your skills or achievements when you reflect on the last five or 10 years. Or perhaps you struggle to see how you'll fulfil your ambitions during the next few years.

synchronous course considerations: time zones

This blog shares a ton of useful teaching tools and discusses how to leverage new technology to enhance learning.

This article gives simple explanations of benefits behind the use of social media at all levels of education and how students can enhance their education.

Ten Best Practices for Teachers

Useful (short) piece on some common misconceptions.

Video to share with students for a reminder of basic privacy awareness

Nice study of how higher ed faculty view social media in and outside of class. Easy to read comparison charts. Study does include video and podcasts as social media on top of networking sites.

A short video on explaining a difficult concept of Activity-Based Costing (ABC).

Article shows 5 interesting trends facing higher education

Social networking communities are here to stay. Facebook has over 500 million users, while Twitter has over 200 million. That's not even counting blogs or YouTube video blogs. There's no doubt that students are actively engaged in online communities, but what kind of effects are these sites having and how can parents counteract the bad and bolster the positive?