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Repeated test-taking better for retention than repeated studying, research shows - 0 views

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By Gerry Everding, as part of the Washington University in St. Louis Newsroom, March 1 2006. Researchers from Washington University completed this study, saying that frequent quizzes may help students in terms of understanding and retaining information.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">By Gerry Everding, as part of the Washington University in St. Louis Newsroom, March 1 2006. Researchers from Washington University completed this study, saying that frequent quizzes may help students in terms of understanding and retaining information. </div>

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GSCC faculty, in the Student Context: Whole Person thread, brought in this article, which as mentioned in either ped circle of Coffee Klatch, as part of a discussion on quizzes.

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Southern Center for Active Learning Excellence (Scale Institute) - 0 views

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Located at Patrick Henry Community College, the Center emphasizes active learning and cooperative learning.

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In Instructional Strategies: Peer Engagement

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Cooperative learning: two heads learn better than one - 0 views

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By Roger T. and David W. Johnson, published in In Context: A Quarterly of Humane Sustainable Culture. Originally published in in Transforming Education (IC#18)\nWinter 1988, Page 34. The article discusses the social and cooperative aspects of learning.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">By Roger T. and David W. Johnson, published in In Context: A Quarterly of Humane Sustainable Culture. Originally published in in Transforming Education (IC#18)\nWinter 1988, Page 34. The article discusses the social and cooperative aspects of learning.</div>

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Mentioned in Instructional Strategies: Peer Engagement.

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Better : a surgeon's notes on performance - 0 views

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By Atul Gawande. Published by Metropolitan, 2007. This book, written by a doctor, looks at how doctors try to match their best intentions with best performance.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">By Atul Gawande. Published by Metropolitan, 2007. This book, written by a doctor, looks at how doctors try to match their best intentions with best performance.</div>

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This book was mentioned as one that a GSCC instructor uses in her class; thread is Instructional Strategies: Peer Engagement.

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Assessment of Generation 1.5 Learners for Placement into College Writing Courses - 0 views

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By Kristen di Gennaro in Journal of Basic Writing, v 27(1), p. 61-79, 2008. This page, from the ERIC database, includes an abstract for this article. The article itself is subscription only. Please check with your local library for more assistance.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">By Kristen di Gennaro in Journal of Basic Writing, v 27(1), p. 61-79, 2008. This page, from the ERIC database, includes an abstract for this article. The article itself is subscription only. Please check with your local library for more assistance. </div>

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There was a discussion of Generation 1.5 (vis a vis ESL) in the Pedagogy Cafe, and a Jammer posted a link to an article on the topic in Journal of Basic Writing.

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Accelerated Learning Project - Community College of Baltimore County - 0 views

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Learn more about CCBC's Accelerated Learning Project (ALP), including information on their summer institute.

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There was a lot of discussion about accelerated learning programs in the Pedagogy Cafe. Michelle Zollars recommended the CCBC ALP summer institute to learn more.

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The Myers & Briggs Foundation - 0 views

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This site is the "home" of the Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) personality inventory, which is used both in the workplace and to identify learning styles in students.

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Mentioned in the context of learning styles and how instructors adapt to them, in Faculty Skills and Attributes: Adaptability.

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Outline for Redesign of Developmental Math (Cleveland State Community College) - 0 views

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Spearheaded by John Squires (who has since moved to Chattanooga State Community College), this page outlines the redesign, looking at impact on students, cost savings, lessons learned, and sustainability. All data as of June 2009.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Spearheaded by John Squires (who has since moved to Chattanooga State Community College), this page outlines the redesign, looking at impact on students, cost savings, lessons learned, and sustainability. All data as of June 2009. </div>

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One poster contributed that his school was working on a redesign of their developmental math program, based loosely on the redesign at Cleveland State. Part of Student Context: Community.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">One poster contributed that his school was working on a redesign of their developmental math program, based loosely on the redesign at Cleveland State. Part of Student Context: Community.</div>

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Xtranormal - 0 views

www.xtranormal.com

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Movie-making software available through the cloud (e.g. to everyone; free registration required).

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One Jammer uses this site with her students; discussed in the Student Context: Community thread.

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Google World - 0 views

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A documentary produced by Centillion Productions Ltd. in association with CBC-TV (Canadian Broadcasting), first broadcast Feb 2010. From this page, you can download the full documentary (45 minutes) or the 30 second trailer.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">A documentary produced by Centillion Productions Ltd. in association with CBC-TV (Canadian Broadcasting), first broadcast Feb 2010. From this page, you can download the full documentary (45 minutes) or the 30 second trailer. </div>

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Part of an assignment in a course described in the Instructional Strategies: Contextualization thread. Students were allowed to select a documentary of interest, and the documentary selected was Google World.

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Letter from a Birmingham Jail - 0 views

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By Martin Luther King, Jr., April 16, 1963, as posted by the African Studies Center, University of Pennsylvania.

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Part of the curriculum used by an English instructor, included in the Instructional Strategies: Contextualization thread.

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Perils of Obedience - 0 views

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By Stanley Milgram, as it appeared in Harper's Magazine. Abridged and adapted from Obedience to Authority by Stanley Milgram, 1974.

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Part of the curriculum used by an English instructor, included in the Instructional Strategies: Contextualization thread.

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How we decide - 0 views

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By Jonah Lehrer, published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2009. This bookmark points to the Worldcat record, which will direct you to alternate editions, as well as the closest library with a copy of this book.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">By Jonah Lehrer, published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2009. This bookmark points to the Worldcat record, which will direct you to alternate editions, as well as the closest library with a copy of this book. </div>

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Part of the curriculum used by an English instructor, included in the Instructional Strategies: Contextualization thread. Instructor also mentions that this is "a great piece of writing."

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The Living Room Candidate - 0 views

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An online exhibition of presidential campaign commercials from 1952-2008, presented by the Museum of the Moving Image.

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Part of the curriculum used by an English instructor, included in the Instructional Strategies: Contextualization thread.

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Fine Art of Propaganda - 0 views

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Part of Phil Taylor's Web Site, Institute of Communications Studies, University of Leeds, UK. This is an excerpt from his book, The Fine Art of Propaganda: A Study of Father Coughlin's Speeches by The Institute for Propaganda Analysis, and published in 1939.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Part of Phil Taylor's Web Site, Institute of Communications Studies, University of Leeds, UK. This is an excerpt from his book, The Fine Art of Propaganda: A Study of Father Coughlin's Speeches by The Institute for Propaganda Analysis, and published in 1939. </div>

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Part of the curriculum used by an English instructor, included in the Instructional Strategies: Contextualization thread.

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Taylor Mali on Def Poetry Jam - 0 views

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On YouTube, posted July 2007. Episode 1 of Def Poetry Jam. Mali's poem looks at the role of the teacher. For related work by Taylor Mali, follow the mali tag.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">On YouTube, posted July 2007. Episode 1 of Def Poetry Jam. Mali's poem looks at the role of the teacher. For related work by Taylor Mali, follow the mali tag.</div>

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Part of the Passion thread (Faculty Skills and Attributes), this video was included on the poster's own teaching blog and, for him, exemplifies passion.

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Arcadia (play) - 0 views

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By Tom Stoppard, published by Samuel French, 1993. This is the worldcat record, which will direct you to other editions and formats, as well as help you to find Arcadia in a library near you.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">By Tom Stoppard, published by Samuel French, 1993. This is the worldcat record, which will direct you to other editions and formats, as well as help you to find Arcadia in a library near you. </div>

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Mentioned in the context of blending math and English in order to improved contextualization. When the instructor teaches this play in her English class, she has a math instructor join her to discuss fractals and their relevance to math.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Mentioned in the context of blending math and English in order to improved contextualization. When the instructor teaches this play in her English class, she has a math instructor join her to discuss fractals and their relevance to math.</div>

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2010 Institutional Profile, LaGuardia Community College - 0 views

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Produced by the Office of Institutional Research and Assessment, Division of Information Technology at LaGuardia Community College, part of The City University of new York. September 2010. Includes profiles of the student body (general and entering students), enrollment profile, and demographics about degrees earned.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Produced by the Office of Institutional Research and Assessment, Division of Information Technology at LaGuardia Community College, part of The City University of new York. September 2010. Includes profiles of the student body (general and entering students), enrollment profile, and demographics about degrees earned. </div>

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Part of the Contextualization discussion, backing up the statistic that, at LaGuardia, more students need developmental math than writing.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Part of the Contextualization discussion, backing up the statistic that, at LaGuardia, more students need developmental math than writing.</div>

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Project Quantum Leap sampler - 0 views

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A project of LaGuardia Community College's Center for Teaching and Learning. Project Quantum Leap (PQL) seeks to develop new lessons and courses that focus on problem-solving and to integrate these into the developmental math curriculum. See lagcc tag for related bookmarks.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">A project of LaGuardia Community College's Center for Teaching and Learning. Project Quantum Leap (PQL) seeks to develop new lessons and courses that focus on problem-solving and to integrate these into the developmental math curriculum. See lagcc tag for related bookmarks.</div>

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Mentioned in the Contextualization thread, as an example of a program that allows students to learn within the context of "real world" projects like the environment and climate change.

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Math class needs a makeover - 0 views

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

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Posted to the thread Instructional Strategies: Contextualization, when looking at the issue of teaching word problems as part of math class.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Posted to the thread Instructional Strategies: Contextualization, when looking at the issue of teaching word problems as part of math class.</div>

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