Archive for May, 2008

875. Hey, You! Pay Attention!

Tuesday, May 27th, 2008

Folks:

The posting below looks at a “problem” familiar to all of us with medium to large courses, i.e., students multitasking while in class. It by Andy Guess and is from the April 18, 2008 issue of INSIDE HIGHER ED, an excellent – and free – online source for news, opinion and jobs for all of higher education. You can subscribe by going to: http://insidehighered.com/. Also for a free daily update from Inside Higher Ed, e-mail [scott.jaschik@insidehighered.com]. Copyright © 2008 Inside Higher Ed Reprinted with permission.

Rick Reis
reis@stanford.edu
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874. Online Tutorial for Designing Effective and Innovative Courses

Tuesday, May 20th, 2008

Folks:

The posting below describes an innovative approach that can help all faculty with new course development. It is by Barbara Tewksbury (Hamilton College) and Heather Macdonald (College of William and Mary).

Rick Reis
reis@stanford.edu
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873. Professors Need to Lighten Up

Tuesday, May 20th, 2008

Folks:

The posting below, while focusing on engineering faculty, has implications for all of us in how approachable we are to students. It is by Christina M. Vogt and is from the March 2008 issue of ASEE Prism, Volume 17, Number 7. . The author is a member of the education adjunct faculty at American University. This article is adapted from “Faculty as a Critical Juncture in Student Retention and Performance in Engineering Programs,” in the January 2008 Journal of Engineering Education. JEE. http://www.asee.org/publications/jee/index.cfm Copyright © 2008 ASEE, all rights reserved. Reprinted with permission.

Rick Reis
reis@stanford.edu
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872. The College as Campus (Review)

Tuesday, May 20th, 2008

Folks:

The posting below is a review by Patrick Dilley, associate professor of higher education and qualitative research at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, of the book American Places: In Search of the Twenty-first Century Campus, M. Perry Chapman. Westport, Conn.: Praeger Publishers, 2006. It appeared in the March-April, 2008, Volume 94, Number 2 issue of Academe Online [http://www.aaup.org/AAUP/pubsres/academe/] the bulletin of the American Association of University Professors. 1012 Fourteenth Street, NW, Suite #500; Washington, DC 20005. Copyright ©2008 American Association of University Professors. All rights reserved. Reprinted with permission.

Regards,

Rick Reis
reis@stanford.edu
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871. Designing Courses

Thursday, May 15th, 2008

Folks:

The posting below looks at a useful way for faculty to approach the design of new courses. It appeared in the newsletter: Speaking of Teaching, Center for Teaching and Learning, Stanford University – Winter 2004, Vol. 13, No.2, http://ctl.stanford.edu/Newsletter/ produced by the Stanford Center for Teaching and Learning. Reprinted with permission.

Regards,

Rick Reis
reis@stanford.edu
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870 Teaching Large Evening Classes

Thursday, May 15th, 2008

Folks:

The posting below looks at four effective strategies in teaching large, often one night per week, evening courses. It is by Oscar Wambuguh, assistant professor of environmental health in the Department of Nursing and Health Sciences at California State University, East Bay. His e-mail address is oscar.wambuguh@csueastbay.edu. The article is from the January-February, 2008, Volume 94, Number 1 issue of Academe Online [http://www.aaup.org/AAUP/pubsres/academe/] the bulletin of the American Association of University Professors. 1012 Fourteenth Street, NW, Suite #500; Washington, DC 20005. Copyright ©2008 American Association of University Professors. All rights reserved. Reprinted with permission.

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Rick Reis
reis@stanford.edu
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869. Design with Learning in Mind

Thursday, May 8th, 2008

Folks:

The posting below looks at how to develop learner-centered environments for online courses. It is from Chapter 1, Design with Learning in Mind, in the book, Conquering The Content: A Step-by-Step Guide to Online Course Design, by Robin M. Smith Published by Jossey-Bass, A Wiley Imprint, 989 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94103-1741 [www.josseybass.com] Copyright © 2008 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved.

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Rick Reis
reis@stanford.edu
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868. Conflict Management and Problem Solving as Chair

Thursday, May 8th, 2008

Folks:

The posting below looks at the role of the department chair in conflict management and problem solving. It is by by Carmen L. Taylor, Karen F. Steckol, Patti White, Celia C. Lo, and Judith L. Bonner The article appeared in The Department Chair: A Resource for Academic Administrators, Spring 2008, Vol. 18, No. 4. For further information on how to subscribe, as well as pricing and discount information, please contact, Sandy Quade, Account Manager, John Wiley & Sons, Phone: (203) 643-8066 (squadepe@wiley.com). or see: http://www.josseybass.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-DCH.html Reprinted with permission.

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Rick Reis
reis@stanford.edu
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