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Online Courses Can Offer Easy A's via High-Tech Cheating - Technology - The Chronicle o... - 1 views

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Kathryn Plank on 06 Jun 12

Easy A's may be even easier to score these days, with the growing popularity of online courses. Tech-savvy students are finding ways to cheat that let them ace online courses with minimal effort, in ways that are difficult to detect.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Easy A's may be even easier to score these days, with the growing popularity of online courses. Tech-savvy students are finding ways to cheat that let them ace online courses with minimal effort, in ways that are difficult to detect.</div>

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Why Are Associate Professors Some of the Unhappiest People in Academe? - Faculty - The ... - 1 views

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Kathryn Plank on 04 Jun 12

This is one of the reasons that UCAT sponsors the Mid-Career & Senior Faculty Learning Community.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This is one of the reasons that UCAT sponsors the Mid-Career & Senior Faculty Learning Community.</div>

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The Flipped Classroom Defined | MindShift - 2 views

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shared by Ohio State UCAT on 25 May 12 - No Cached

Ohio State UCAT on 25 May 12

An interesting and effective teaching method that delivers instruction online outside of class and moves "homework" into the classroom.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">An interesting and effective teaching method that delivers instruction online outside of class and moves "homework" into the classroom.</div>

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Semesters From a Student Perspective - 1 views

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Ohio State Academic Support Units Provide Tips & Tools for Teachers - 1 views

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shared by Ohio State UCAT on 17 May 12 - No Cached

Ohio State UCAT on 17 May 12

At the 2012 Academy of Teaching Mini-Conference, academic support units presented the various ways in which they can support teachers in the next academic year. Check out this page for a wealth of helpful information!

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">At the 2012 Academy of Teaching Mini-Conference, academic support units presented the various ways in which they can support teachers in the next academic year. Check out this page for a wealth of helpful information!</div>

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For Social Media In The Classroom To Work, Instructors Need Best Practices - 2 views

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Sharon Ross on 07 May 12

A blog post inspiring instructors to start thinking about "Best practices" for social media in the classroom

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Anne Murphy Paul: Why Floundering Is Good - 1 views

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Laurie Maynell on 06 May 12

Call it the "learning paradox": the more you struggle and even fail while you're trying to master new information, the better you're likely to recall and apply that information later. Teachers can design for "productive failure" by building it into the learning process.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Call it the "learning paradox": the more you struggle and even fail while you're trying to master new information, the better you're likely to recall and apply that information later. Teachers can design for "productive failure" by building it into the learning process.</div>

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Talking with Your Fingers - 0 views

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Interesting post about language use. Texting and e-mail constructions do not spell the death of formal writing!

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Crovitz: Before 'Watergate' Could be Googled - WSJ.com - 0 views

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Ohio State UCAT on 19 Apr 12

This is a perfect example of why we need to find out what our students are thinking or believing before we begin trying to teach them anything.

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Should Effort Count? Students Certainly Think So | Faculty Focus - 0 views

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ASCD Inservice: Three Questioning Strategies for Any Lesson - 1 views

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Ohio State UCAT on 06 Apr 12

Teachers know-questions play a different role, depending on when they're used. Before a lesson: Questions are a way to motivate, set goals, stimulate thinking, convey purpose, and create a positive learning environment.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Teachers know-questions play a different role, depending on when they're used. Before a lesson: Questions are a way to motivate, set goals, stimulate thinking, convey purpose, and create a positive learning environment.</div>

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Integrating International Faculty | Inside Higher Ed - 0 views

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Study Abroad May Not Be Quickest Route to Cross-Cultural Understanding - Global - The C... - 0 views

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Laurie Maynell on 06 Apr 12

A new report concludes that study overseas brings students into greater contact with people from diverse backgrounds. But it has little impact on students' relativistic appreciation of or comfort with cultural differences.

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China Looks to Western Partners to Reshape its Universities - 0 views

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Bucking Cultural Norms, Asia Tries Liberal Arts - 0 views

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Laurie Maynell on 05 Apr 12

An article on efforts by Chinese high school and universities to incorporate the liberal arts into education, in an effort to "foster more nimble and adaptable" thinking and learning beyond rote education and success at test-taking.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">An article on efforts by Chinese high school and universities to incorporate the liberal arts into education, in an effort to "foster more nimble and adaptable" thinking and learning beyond rote education and success at test-taking.</div>

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Create visually appealing Carmen content - 0 views

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Kathryn Plank on 27 Mar 12

Would you like to improve the visual appeal of your content in Carmen? Join the OCIO's Digital Union and Ken Petri from the Web Accessibility Center at 1 p.m. on Friday (3/30) in 060 SEL for a hands-on workshop on using HTML templates in Carmen. Petri will show you how to use the templates to organize your content pages so that they are attractive and easy for everyone to read.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Would you like to improve the visual appeal of your content in Carmen? Join the OCIO's Digital Union and Ken Petri from the Web Accessibility Center at 1 p.m. on Friday (3/30) in 060 SEL for a hands-on workshop on using HTML templates in Carmen. Petri will show you how to use the templates to organize your content pages so that they are attractive and easy for everyone to read.</div>

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Thinking Developmentally: Designing Courses with a Progression of Learning Experiences - 3 views

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Out of Uniform: At Half a Million and Counting, Veterans Cash In on Post-9/11 GI Bill - 1 views

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Academia is continuing to show greater interest in our student-Veterans. The Chronicle of Higher Education is kicking off a series of articles on the subject with this informative read.

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Academia is continuing to show greater interest in our student-Veterans. The Chronicle of Higher Education is kicking off a series of articles on the subject with this informative read.

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How 'Flipping' the Classroom Can Improve the Traditional Lecture - Teaching - The Chron... - 3 views

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shared by Ohio State UCAT on 29 Feb 12 - No Cached

Ohio State UCAT on 29 Feb 12

Andrew P. Martin loves it when his lectures break out in chaos. It happens frequently, when he asks the 80 students in his evolutionary-biology class at the University of Colorado at Boulder to work in small groups to solve a problem, or when he asks them to persuade one another that the answer they arrived at before class is correct.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Andrew P. Martin loves it when his lectures break out in chaos. It happens frequently, when he asks the 80 students in his evolutionary-biology class at the University of Colorado at Boulder to work in small groups to solve a problem, or when he asks them to persuade one another that the answer they arrived at before class is correct.</div>

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Writing to Assess - 2 views

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