Read about a professor’s efforts to change the attitudes of the students in his classroom. His approach is to make informal and alternative assessments into celebrations of learning. These celebrations come with music, lights, and decorations. The words “quiz” and “test” are banned from this classroom. Read the article to learn how students respond to this …
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Jun 01
Blogging: A Worthwhile Learning Activity
Why Teachers and Students Should Blog This recent article, Why Teachers and Students Should Blog, offers 4 reasons and 5 tips for using blogs in the classroom for increasing student engagement and learning. Link: http://www.edudemic.com/how-and-why-teachers-should-blog/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_term=Education%20Dive%3A%20K12&utm_campaign=Issue%3A%202015-06-01%20K12%20Education%20Dive%20Newsletter
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Mar 23
Press Release: Applications Open for Faculty Fellowships for Teaching & Learning
Learn more about the Faculty Fellowships for Teaching & Learning. Visit http://sites.tamuc.edu/news/applications-open-for-faculty-fellowships-for-teaching-and-learning/.
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Mar 04
2015-2016 Faculty Fellowships Apply Now!
2015-2016 Faculty Fellowships for Teaching & Learning Provost Adolfo Benavides and the Center for Faculty Excellence & Innovation invite full-time faculty to submit applications for the 2015-2016 Faculty Fellowships for Teaching & Learning. Please visit the web link below to access the application and supporting documents. Completed applications are to be submitted by Friday, March …
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Jan 16
Pearson LearningStudio Instructor and Student Discussion/Threads Enhancements
We are excited to announce the release of a new Pearson LearningStudio Instructor & Student Discussion/Threads interface which includes options to embed media, search within a discussion, and grade discussion posts from the discussion board. In response to feedback directly from faculty and students, threaded discussions have been overhauled to make for easier organization, searching, …
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