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Category Archives: Teaching and Learning
More on the ‘Do over’
Some weeks ago, I blogged about a new way of curving exam grades which I’m trying in my principles course. Monday I handed back the second exam, which is the most difficult of the year, primarily because it covers the … Continue reading
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Pilot testing the quasi-collaborative editing approach
My last post outlined the plans for finishing my senior seminar with a bang rather than a whimper. Monday, I expect to finish the course content. From that point on, we will be collaboratively writing our final project. The last … Continue reading
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Worker smarter, rather than harder
On the way to the NITLE Summit it occurred to me what a good time it was to take a break from school, if only for a few days. This is the time in the semester when my students and … Continue reading
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iTS or ItS?
Perhaps I’m in a funk but recently, I’ve felt compelled to criticize the thinking of some of my favorite class of colleagues: instructional technology folks. In a recent post, the Cog Dog argued that instructional technology staff, and by that … Continue reading
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Terry Dolson on Talking about Teaching
Terry Dolson at the University of Richmond is a thoughtful commentator on liberal education. Her recent post “On Faculty Development and Small Colleges” provides a compelling reason for developing intellectual community among faculty who value teaching. How you do it, … Continue reading
What is a student’s job?
Shannon has another stunning post that I really want to see students respond to. But I don’t just want the usual suspects. That’s why I’m going to send a challenge to my first year advising group and see if they’ll … Continue reading
Is this something the FSEM planners need to see?
Declining By Degrees Seems like a good use of $30. Thanks to Lanny for the heads-up.
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More on FSEM 2.0
When you teach an elective course, you can pretty much teach it as you like. The content and pedagogical approach are up to you. When you teach a required course or a prerequisite, you are expected to meet or at … Continue reading
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FSEM 2.0
For a couple of years, I’ve written about our institution’s pilot program to offer first year seminars. We have now made it a requirement as part of our general education curriculum. It’s not clear, though, that all our faculty really … Continue reading
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Response to Gardner’s Rock/Soul/Progressive: II
I started to leave a comment on Gardner’s second post about his recently concluded First Year Seminar, but found it was turning out to be longer than a comment typically is, so I moved it here. After your previous post … Continue reading
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