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Folks:

The posting below is a report on a study that looks at reasons why many freshman engineering students switch majors or drop out of college entirely. It has implications for many other disciplines as well. The article is by Mica A. Hutchison-Green * and is from the Teaching Toolbox, Journal of Engineering Education Selects “Research in Practice” section of ASEE Prism, October 2008 Volume 18, Number 2. © Copyright 2008, American Society for Engineering Education, reprinted with permission, 1818 N Street, N.W., Suite 600, Washington, DC 20036-2479, Web: www.asee.org

Rick Reis
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Folks:

The posting below, a bit longer than most, gives some excellent ideas on how to increase college students’ political engagement. It is by Anne Colby, senior scholar, the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement for Teaching. The article appeared in Peer Review, Spring Summer 2008, Vol. 10, No. 2/3. eer Review is a publication of the Association of American Colleges and Universities [www.aacu.org/peerreview] Copyright © 2008, all rights reserved. Reprinted with permission.

Rick Reis
reis@stanford.edu
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Folks

As a colleague of mine said, “You are not done preparing a course when you can’t fit any more material into it, you are done when you can’t take any more material out of it.” This posting gives some excellent advice on how to do just that. It is by Carolyn G. Shapiro-Shapin, Ph.D. Grand Valley State University, and is #42 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 5, September, 2008.© Copyright 1996-2008. Published by James Rhem & Associates, Inc. All rights reserved worldwide. Reprinted with permission.

Rick Reis
reis@stanford.edu
UP NEXT: The Place of Political Learning in College

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Folks

The posting below looks at three forces responsible for the change to a transactional collaborative approach in college and university teaching and learning. It is from Chapter 8, The Future – The Era of Engagement in the book, Blended Learning in Higher Education, Framework, Principles, and Guidelines, by D. Randy Garrison and Norman D. Vaughan. Published by Jossey-Bass, A Wiley Imprint. Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2008 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. 989 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94103-1741 . Reprinted with permission.

Rick Reis
reis@stanford.edu
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