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Folks:

The posting below looks at the use of student portfolios as an evaluation tool. It is from Chapter 5, Student Portfolios: An Alternative Way of Encouraging and Evaluating Student Learning by Carmel Parker White, in the book, Alternative Strategies for Evaluating Student Learning, Michelle V. Achacoso, Marilla D.Svinicki (eds.). It is Number 100, Winter 2004, of the New Directions for Teaching and Learning series, Jossey-Bass, San Francisco.
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Regards,

Rick Reis
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Folks:

The posting below examines the very important but little discussed issue of student resistance to faculty attempts to try new teaching approaches. It is by James Rhem, executive editor of the National Teaching and Learning forum. It is number 35 in a series of selected excerpts from the NT&LF newsletter reproduced here as part of our “Shared Mission Partnership.” NT&LF has a wealth of information on all aspects of teaching and learning. If you are not already a subscriber, you can check it out at [http://www.ntlf.com/] The on-line edition of the Forum–like the printed version – offers subscribers insight from colleagues eager to share new ways of helping students reach the highest levels of learning. National Teaching and Learning Forum Newsletter, Volume 15, Number 6, © Copyright 1996-2006. Published by James Rhem & Associates, Inc. All rights reserved worldwide. Reprinted with permission.

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Rick Reis
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Folks:

The posting below looks at the challenges of helping students to make critical paradigm shifts or perspective transformations in their learning. It is by Kelly McGonigal, Ph.D., academic research and program officer in the psychology department at Stanford University. It first appeared in the newsletter: Speaking of Teaching, Center for Teaching and Learning, Stanford University – Spring 2005, Vol. 14, No.2, http://ctl.stanford.edu/Newsletter/ produced by the Stanford Center for Teaching and Learning. Reprinted with permission. For a set of example strategies from Stanford professors see sidebar in the complete article at: http://ctl.stanford.edu/Newsletter/transformation.pdf

Regards,

Rick Reis
reis@stanford.edu
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Folks:

The posting below looks at interesting uses of student hand-held wireless feedback systems in the classroom. It is by Michael L. Rodgers and David A. Starrett and is is number 34 in a series of selected excerpts from the National Teaching and Learning Forum newsletter reproduced here as part of our “Shared Mission Partnership.” NT&LF has a wealth of information on all aspects of teaching and learning. If you are not already a subscriber, you can check it out at [http://www.ntlf.com/] The on-line edition of the Forum–like the printed version – offers subscribers insight from colleagues eager to share new ways of helping students reach the highest levels of learning. National Teaching and Learning Forum Newsletter, Volume 15, Number 5, © Copyright 1996-2006. Published by James Rhem & Associates, Inc. All rights reserved worldwide. Reprinted with permission.

Regards,

Rick Reis
reis@stanford.edu
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Folks:

The posting below looks at some of the abuses and misuses of student ratings of faculty performance. It is from Chapter 4, Uses and Abuses of Student Ratings, by William Pallett in the book, Evaluating Faculty Performance, A Practical Guide to Assessing Teaching, Research, and Service, by Peter Seldin and Associates, Pace University. Anker Publishing Company, Inc. 563 Main Street, P.O. Box 249, Bolton, MA 01740-0249 USA [www.ankerpub.com] Copyright © 2006 by Anker Publishing Company, Inc. All rights reserved. ISBN 1-933371-04-8

Regards,

Rick Reis
reis@stanford.edu
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