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Folks:

In this month’s Carnegie Perspectives looks at the poor retention rates of low income college students. . It is by Vincent Tinto, a recent visiting scholar at the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. The posting is #41 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. © 2008 The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, 51 Vista Lane, Stanford, CA 94305 Reprinted with permission.

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Rick Reis
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Folks:

The posting below looks at the importance of asking open-ended questions in our teaching. It is from Chapter 7, Open Questions Invite Dialogue, in the book, On Teaching and Learning: Putting the Principles and Practices of Dialogue Education into Action, by, Jane Vella, who among other things is the founder of Global Learning Partners in Rleigh, North Carolina. She can be reached at: jane@globalearning.com. 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. Reprinted with permission.

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Rick Reis
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Folks

The posting below gives some suggestions on how a dean should prepare for one on one meetings with other individuals. It is from Chapter 36, Leadership When Meeting One on One, in the book, The Essential Academic Dean: A Practical Guide to College Leadership, by Jeffrey L. Buller. Published by Jossey-Bass, A Wiley Imprint. Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2007 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. 989 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94103-1741 .

Rick Reis
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Folks

The posting below takes a new look at what kind of general science education should be made available to all college students. It is by James Trefil is the Clarence J. Robinson Professor of Physics at George Mason University. The article appeared in the Spring 2008 Liberal Education, Vol. 94, No. 1. Association of American Colleges and Universities http://www.aacu.org/liberaleducation/index.cfm and is adapted from a presentation made in October 2007 at “Promoting the Liberal Sciences: Science as Liberal Education,” a joint conference sponsored by the American Conference of Academic Deans and the Phi Beta Kappa Society. Both the article and the conference presentation are based on Professor Trefil’s latest book, Why Science? (Columbia Teachers College Press, 2007). Copyright © 2008, all rights reserved. Reprinted with permission. To respond to this article, e-mail liberaled@aacu.org, with the author’s name on the subject line.

Rick Reis
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Folks

The posting below looks at the role of games and play in teaching and learning. It is by Professors Deborah A. Wingert and Tom Molitor of the University of Minnesota (see end for contact information), and is #41 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 17 Number 4, May, 2008.© Copyright 1996-2008. Published by James Rhem & Associates, Inc. All rights reserved worldwide. Reprinted with permission.

Rick Reis
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