Archive for May, 2007

802. Maintaining Senior Faculty Productivity

Tuesday, May 29th, 2007

Folks:

The posting below looks at some factors impacting senior faculty productivity. It is from Chapter 15, Guiding Faculty Careers in , Chairing Academic Departments, Traditional and Emerging Expectations by N. Douglas Lees, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. Copyright © 2006 by Anker Publishing Company, Inc. All rights reserved. Reprinted with permission. ISBN 1-933371-03-X Anker Publishing Company, Inc. 563 Main Street P.O. Box 249 Bolton, MA 01740-0249 USA [www.ankerpub.com].

Regards,

Rick Reis
reis@stanford.edu
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801. Teaching in the U.S. Classroom

Tuesday, May 29th, 2007

Folks:

The posting below looks at factors impacting the teaching by international students in the U.S. classroom . It is an extensive excerpt from the newsletter, Speaking of Teaching, produced by the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL), Stanford University , http://ctl.stanford.edu/Newsletter/ Spring 2002, Vol. 12, No.2. Speaking of Teaching is compiled and edited by CTL Associate Director Mariatte Denman at [mdenman@ stanford.edu.] Reprinted with permission.

Regards,

Rick Reis
reis@stanford.edu
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800. How to Prepare New Courses While Keeping Your Sanity

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2007

Folks:

The posting below gives some excellent tips on what to do, and not do, when preparing to teach a course for the first time. It is by Richard M. Felder, North Carolina State University, and Rebecca Brent, Education Designs, Inc. It is from Chem. Engr. Education, 41(2), 121–122 (Spring 2007). Reprinted with permission.

Regards,

Rick Reis
reis@stanford.edu
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799. Defending the Community College Equity Agenda (review)

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2007

Folks:

The posting below is a review by Nathan Daun-Barnett of the book: Defending the Community College Equity Agenda, by edited by Thomas Bailey and Vanessa Smith Moriset The review is from the April-June 2007, Planning for Higher Education, 35(3): 83-85. 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
reis@stanford.edu
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798. Don’t Waste Your Summer

Tuesday, May 15th, 2007

Folks:

The posting below looks at some key questions to ask as many of us prepare for the coming summer . It is by Mary McKinney, Ph.D. of Successful Academic Coaching and it appeared in the June 27, 2005 issue of The Successful Academic News. Please visit Mary’s web site at http://www.successfulacademic.com for additional tenure track tips and dissertation writing strategies. email: mckinney@successfulacademic.com. Copyright © 2000-07 Mary McKinney, Ph.D. – All Rights Reserved. Reprinted with permission.

Regards,

Rick Reis
reis@stanford.edu
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797. Teaching for Transformation: From Learning Theory to Teaching Strategies

Tuesday, May 15th, 2007

Folks:

The posting below is a substantial look at how to encourage transformational learning in your students . It is by Kelly McGonigal, Ph.D. and is from the newsletter, Speaking of Teaching, produced by the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL), Stanford University , http://ctl.stanford.edu/Newsletter/ Spring 2005, Vol. 14, No.2. Speaking of Teaching is compiled and edited by CTL Associate Director Mariatte Denman at [mdenman@ stanford.edu.] Reprinted with permission.

Regards,

Rick Reis
reis@stanford.edu
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796. A Baker’s Dozen Ideas to Foster Engagement

Tuesday, May 8th, 2007

Folks:

The posting below gives some useful ideas on how to increase student engagement both in and out of the classroom. . It is by James L. Cooper, Graduate Education Department, California State University, Dominguez Hills. It first appeared in Exchanges: The Online Journal of Teaching and Learning in the CSU http://www.exchangesjournal.org on December 8, 2006, as an adaption from the keynote address of the 9th Annual California State University (CSU )Symposium on University Teaching, April 1, 2006. ©2006 by James L. Cooper. Reprinted with permission.

Regards,

Rick Reis
reis@stanford.edu
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795. Motivating Today’s College Students

Tuesday, May 8th, 2007

Folks:

The posting below looks at the challenges of motivating the current generation of college undergraduates. It is by Ian Crone, assistant dean of students and director of the Frick Center, and Kathy MacKay, dean of students, both of Elmhurst College. The article is from Peer Review, Winter 2007, Vol. 9, No. 1 http://www.aacu.org/peerreview/. 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.

Regards,

Rick Reis
reis@stanford.edu
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