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Folks:

The posting below looks at problems with the standard syllabus and what can be done about it. It is by Mano Singham, director of the University Center for Innovation in Teaching and Education and adjunct associate professor of physics at Case Western Reserve University. The article appeared in the Fall, 2007 issue of Liberal Education, Vol. 93, No. 4. (http://www.aacu.org/liberaleducation/). ©2007 AAC&U, all rights reserved. Reprinted with permission.

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Rick Reis
reis@stanford.edu
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Folks:

The posting below looks at the arguments for inductive approaches to student teaching and learning . It is by Richard Felder and Michael Prince and is from the October 2007, Volume 17, No. 2 issue of Prism. . © Copyright 2007 American Society for Engineering Education, 1818 N Street, N.W., Suite 600 Washington, DC 20036-2479. All rights reserved. Reprinted with permission. The article originally appeared in the Journal of Engineering Education at http://www.asee.org/publications/jee/

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Rick Reis
reis@stanford.edu
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Folks:

In this month’s Carnegie Perspectives looks at ways to encourage more political engagement among high school and college students.. It is by Anne Colby, senior scholar at the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. The posting is #37 in the monthly series called Carnegie Foundation Perspectives. These short commentaries exploring various educational issues are produced by the CFAT . The Foundation invites your response at: CarnegiePresident@carnegiefoundation.org. © 2007 The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, 51 Vista Lane, Stanford, CA 94305 Reprinted with permission.

Regards,

Rick Reis
reis@stanford.edu
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