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One Measure of a Professor: Students' Grades in Later Courses - Faculty - The Chronicle... - 1 views
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What do you think of using students' grades in later sequential courses as a measure of instructors' success in previous courses? The research of an Ohio State professor is featured in this article!
Students Think They Can Multitask. Here's Proof They Can't | Faculty Focus - 3 views
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September 26, 2012 Students Think They Can Multitask. Here's Proof They Can't. By: Maryellen Weimer, PhD in Teaching Professor Blog. With easy access to all sorts of technology, students multitask. So, do lots of us for that matter. But students are way too convinced that multitasking is a great way to work.
Digital Faculty: Professors and Technology, 2012 | Inside Higher Ed - 1 views
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Findings from the second of two surveys conducted by Inside Higher Ed ad the Babson Research Group. Links to the full report are available in the article.
Inventing a New Kind of College - 1 views
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There are many reasons professors who lecture don't want to give it up. Tradition may be the mightiest force. "Lecturing is just the way a lot of professors have always done it," says Joe Redish, a physicist at the University of Maryland, College Park who has done research on why lectures aren't effective.
Why Are Associate Professors Some of the Unhappiest People in Academe? - Faculty - The ... - 1 views
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This is one of the reasons that UCAT sponsors the Mid-Career & Senior Faculty Learning Community.
Moocs are a good alternative to books | Opinion | Times Higher Education - 0 views
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A professor can use MOOCs and not make himself obsolete.
You're Distracted. This Professor Can Help. - Technology - The Chronicle of Higher Educ... - 0 views
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Teaching students to use technology mindfully, and the perils of multi-tasking. Includes a reading list at the end.
Student Persistence in Online Courses: Understanding the Key Factors | Faculty Focus - 0 views
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What causes students to stick with online courses? Quick review of ongoing research...
Should Effort Count? Students Certainly Think So | Faculty Focus - 0 views
Thinking Developmentally: Designing Courses with a Progression of Learning Experiences - 3 views
End of Semester Reflections: Beginnings, Endings and Spaces Between - Faculty Focus | F... - 1 views
Think Alouds Shed Light on How Students Grapple with Content - Faculty Focus | Faculty ... - 2 views
Midcareer Mentoring, Part 3 - Manage Your Career - The Chronicle of Higher Education - 0 views
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Much has been written about how much time an assistant professor should spend on "service" work and what types of service might be important for career advancement, as opposed to a poor use of time, not to mention soul-destroying. The typical advice is: "do some but not a lot."
More Professors Give Out Hand-Held Devices to Monitor Students and Engage Them (New Yor... - 1 views
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New York Times article about use of clickers in higher education.
When Student Evaluations Are Just Plain Wrong - 0 views
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Professor Hacker asks what instructors do when students give feedback that is verifiably wrong. Readers have submitted ways of handling/preventing this.
Avoiding Grade Appeals - 0 views
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Professor Hacker article in the Chronicle. Ways to help make the grading process clearer to students so as to avoid having them appeal their grades to higher authorities.