Folks:
The posting below looks at a particularly interesting and practical incorporation of active learning in large lecture classes. It is by Susan Johnston, Ed.D. and Jim Cooper, Ph.D., and is adopted from the Cooperative Learning and College Teaching newsletter Vol. 8, no. 1 (Fall 1997). Reprinted with permission.
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Rick Reis
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Folks:
The posting below looks at pluses and minuses of professors advocating positions on controversial matters in the classroom. . It is from Chapter 2, Teaching Controversy: Advocacy, Indoctrination, and Neutrality in the Classroom, in the book, Rights and Wrongs in the College Classroom: Ethical Issues in Postsecondary Teaching, by Jordy Rocheleau and Bruce W. Speck, Austin Peay State University. ISBN 978-1-933371-14-6, Anker Publishing Company, Inc., 563 Main Street, P.O. Box 249, Bolton, MA 01740-0249 USA. [www.ankerpub.com] Copyright © 2007 by Anker Publishing Company, Inc. All rights reserved. Reprinted with permission.
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Rick Reis
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Folks:
The posting below is a brief review of two major psycosocial theories (Erikson and Chickering) and their implications for college student development.. It is from Chapter 2, Theories and Models of Student Change in College, in How College Affects Students,Volume 2, A Third Decade of Research by Ernest T. Pascarella and Patrick T. Terenzini. Published by Jossey-Bass, A Wiley Imprint, 89 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94103-1741 [www.josseybass.com] Copyright © 2005 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Reprinted with permission.
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Rick Reis
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Folks:
The posting below looks at faculty and administrators’ views on post-tenure review. It is from Chapter 3, Faculty and Administrator Views About Post-Tenure Review Practices: Qualitative Findings, in Post-Tenure Faculty Review and Renewal III: Outcomes and Impact, by Christine M. Licata, Rochester Institute of Technology/National Technical Institute for the Deaf, and Joseph C. Morreale, Pace University, With special contribution by Estela Mara Bensimon. AAHE Published in association with the American Association for Higher Education. 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. Reprinted with permission. ISBN 1-882982-90-8
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Rick Reis
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Folks:
The posting below looks at four components that foster positive student-faculty relationships. It is from Chapter 11, Student-Faculty Relationships, in Education and Identity, by Arthur W. Chickering and Linda Reisser. Second Edition Jossey-Bass Publishers: San Francisco Copyright © 1993 by John Wiley & Sons. All rights reserved. Published by Jossey-Bass A Wiley Imprint 989 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94103-1741[www.josseybass.com]. Reprinted with permission.
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Rick Reis
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Folks:
The posting below looks at recent history on the role of college presidents. It is from Chapter 2, Governing Boards of Public Research Universities as Conflicted Necessities, by Richard T. Ingram in Fixing the Fragmented University: Decentralization With Direction, Joseph C. Burke, Rockefeller Institute of Government, Editor. Anker Publishing Company, Inc., 563 Main Street, P.O. Box 249, Bolton, MA 01740-0249 USA [www.ankerpub.com] Copyright © 2007 by Anker Publishing Company, Inc. ISBN 978-1-933371-15-3 All rights reserved. Reprinted with permission.
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Rick Reis
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Folks:
The posting below looks at a new tool for assessing classroom engagement. It is by James Rhem, executive editor of the National Teaching and learning Forum and is #38 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 4, May 2007.© Copyright 1996-2007. Published by James Rhem & Associates, Inc. All rights reserved worldwide. Reprinted with permission.
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Rick Reis
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Folks:
In this month’s Carnegie Perspectives looks at four causes of poor performance on standardized tests It is by Lloyd Bond, senior scholar at the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. The posting is #35 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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