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Folks:

The posting below looks at the impact of technology on writing. It is by Michael L. Rodgers and David A. Starrett and is #37 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 3, March 2007.© Copyright 1996-200X. Published by James Rhem & Associates, Inc. All rights reserved worldwide. Reprinted with permission.

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Rick Reis
reis@stanford.edu
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Folks:

The posting below looks at – ah well the title speaks for itself. It is from the newsletter, Speaking of Teaching, produced by the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL), Stanford University -, http://ctl.stanford.edu/Newsletter/ Winter 2005, Vol. 14, No.1. Speaking of Teaching is compiled and edited by CTL Associate Director Mariatte Denman at [mdenman@ stanford.edu.] Reprinted with permission.

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Rick Reis
reis@stanford.edu
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Folks:

The posting below looks at efforts to increase student engagement in service learning through the Bringing Theory to Practice project. It is an excerpt from the article, Engaged Learning and the Core Purposes of Liberal Education, by Donald W. Harward, president emeritus of Bates College and director of the Bringing Theory to Practice project. The article is from the Winter, 2007 issue of Peer Review, Volume 93, Number 1. Peer Review is a publication of the Association of American Colleges and Universities [www.aacu.org/peerreview] Copyright © 2007, all rights reserved. Reprinted with permission.

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Rick Reis
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Folks:

The posting below looks at “Teaching in the Era of YouTube,”and points to some interesting new technologies for stimulating student thinking. The article is by Kendall Madden a science-writing intern with the Stanford News Service, on a presentation by Professor Tom Byers of Stanford University as pat of the “Award-Winning Teachers on Teaching” series sponsored by the Stanford Center for Teaching and Learning. The article is from the Stanford Report, March 7, 2007, Volume XXXIX, No. 19, http://news.stanford.edu © Stanford University. All Rights Reserved. Reprinted with permission.

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Rick Reis
reis@stanford.edu
UP NEXT: Engaged Learning and the Core Purposes of Liberal Education

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Folks:

The posting below looks at the benefits of using technology before and after, but not during class time. It is by José Bowen (jabowen@smu.edu), dean, Algur H. Meadows Chair and professor of music, Meadows School of the Arts, Southern Methodist University. It 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.

Regards,
Rick Reis
reis@stanford.edu
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Folks:

The posting below offers some excellent advice and resources on how to improve classes that for one reason of another just don’t seem to go right. It is from the newsletter, Speaking of Teaching, produced by the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL), Stanford University -, http://ctl.stanford.edu/Newsletter/ Winter 2003, Vol. 12, No.3. Speaking of Teaching is compiled and edited by CTL Associate Director Valerie Ross. Please feel free to contact Dr. Ross at [varlet@stanford.edu]. Reprinted with permission.

Regards,

Rick Reis
reis@stanford.edu
UP NEXT: Teaching Naked

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