Aug 11
In Spring 2015, the CFEI announced two Faculty Fellowships – Teaching & Learning and one Faculty Fellowship – Special Project. After a competitive application process with the Faculty Center Advisory Committee, these fellowships were confirmed. The CFEI would like to recognize: 2015-16 Faculty Fellows – Teaching & Learning Dr. Rebecca Dibbs for her proposed …
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Jul 28
The CFEI is eager to offer you the opportunity to share your scholarly work. Faculty Lion Educator Dissemination or Faculty LED events are by faculty and for faculty. The CFEI will coordinate the logistics for your Faculty LED event; announce your event; manage registrations; and set up, facilitate, and break down the event. Click on …
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Jul 13
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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Jul 10
Do you personally like quizzes? Do you give pop quizzes? Do you construct quizzes as informal, low-stakes assessments? If you answered “Yes” to any of these questions, you may be interested in “Free Rice” as a tool in your classroom. The following article, “5 Ways to Enhance Student Learning Using Free Rice“, gives a …
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Jun 01
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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