Folks:
The posting below looks at looks at factors impacting student decisions to change homework strategies. It is by Jeffrey S. Burmeister, Ph.D., Camilla Saviz, Ph.D. and Abel Fernandez, Ph.D., School of Engineering and Computer Science, University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA.
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Rick Reis
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The posting below looks at applying a particular approach (Kotter’s Model) to managing change in departments. It contains the executive summary and an excerpt on Ways to Manage Change , from Change Management by Daniel W. Wheeler in the monthly series Effective Practices for Academic Leaders. The series is available in an electronic publication that can be networked on a campus system to enable everyone on a campus to access the briefings at their desks when needed, for use both as guidance for administrators and as a development materials for faculty and others. The electronic license allows individual copying without need for permission, thus the individual briefings lend themselves to use in workshops ands seminars. For online subscription information go to:
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Rick Reis
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The posting below looks at a very innovative approach to making distance learning more authentic. It is by Michael L. Rodgers and David A. Starrett and is #36 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 16, Number 1, December 2006.© 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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The posting below is a review by Ann M. McEntee of the book: Inside and Out: Universities and Education for Sustainable Development, by edited by Robert Forrant and Linda Silka. The review is from the January-march 2007, Planning for Higher Education, 35(2): 55-56. The Society for College and University Planning – Copyright © 1998-2007. Reprinted with permission. Planning for Higher Education book reviews appear at: (www.scup.org/phe).
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Rick Reis
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In this month’s Carnegie Perspectives Lloyd Bond, senior scholar at the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching makes a strong case for the use of common examinations for all sections of a course as a powerful form of assessment as well as a fruitful context for faculty deliberations about their goals for students. It is #31 in the monthly series called Carnegie Foundation Perspectives. These short commentaries exploring various educational issues are produced by the CFAT
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Rick Reis
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The posting below has some good advice on how to deal with the feelings of being overwhelmed. It is by Susan R. Johnson, MD, MS, associate Provost for Faculty at the University of Iowa [susan-johnson@uiowa.edu]. The article first appeared in SELAM International News, Volumn 8, No. 2, Section 2 at: http://www.selaminternational.org/newsletters/June2006/AskDrSusan.htm © SELAM International, reprinted with permission.
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Rick reis
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The posting below looks at the importance of the leader-follower relationship.. It is from Chapter 8, Following the Leader and Leading the Followers by Joseph Barwick, in Leadership in Place: How Academic Professionals Can Find Their Leadership Voice, edited by Jon F. Wergin, of Antioch University. Copyright © 2007 by Anker Publishing Company, Inc. All rights reserved. ISBN 978-1-933371-18-4 Anker Publishing Company, Inc. 563 Main Street P.O. Box 249 Bolton, MA 01740-0249 USA [www.ankerpub.com]. Reprinted with permission.
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Rick reis
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The posting below takes a brief look at the key attributes of problem based learning. It is from Chapter 1, Why Problem-Based Learning? A Case Study of Institutional Change in Undergraduate Education by Barbara J. Duch, Susan E. Groh, and Deborah E. Allen in the book, The Power of Problem-Based Learning A Practical “How To” for Teaching Undergraduate Courses in Any Discipline, edited by Barbara J. Duch, Susan E. Groh, and Deborah E. Allen.
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Rick reis
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