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Unlearning: A Critical Element In The Learning Process, Virginia S. Lee
Unlearning: A Critical Element In The Learning Process, Virginia S. Lee
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Research has shown that prior knowledge is a critical determinant in learning. This essay explores the role of student misconceptions and how instructors should address them during the learning process.
Improving Teaching Through Classroom Action Research, Gwynn Mettetal
Improving Teaching Through Classroom Action Research, Gwynn Mettetal
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This essay discusses how to conduct small, in-class research projects on student learning in order to document teaching effectiveness and select appropriate teaching strategies.
Helping Students Help Each Other: Making Peer Feedback More Valuable, Linda B. Nilson
Helping Students Help Each Other: Making Peer Feedback More Valuable, Linda B. Nilson
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Student peer feedback can be emotionally biased, misinformed, and/or superficial. This essay discusses two types of feedback that yield neutral, valid, and detailed information and enhance students’ audience awareness.
Teaching Circles: Making Inquiry Safe For Faculty, Laurel Black, Mary Ann Cessna
Teaching Circles: Making Inquiry Safe For Faculty, Laurel Black, Mary Ann Cessna
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How can I improve my teaching? Pressured by a need for high student ratings and administrative demands for excellence in teaching, faculty find a haven and room to learn in teaching circles.
Creating A Culture Of Co-Learners With Problem-Based Learning, Kristi L. Arndt
Creating A Culture Of Co-Learners With Problem-Based Learning, Kristi L. Arndt
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Problem-based learning requires a significant shift in the roles and responsibilities traditionally assigned to teachers and students. This essay examines the challenge of truly empowering students as self-directed learners.
Achieving Teaching And Learning Excellence Through Faculty Learning Communities, Milton D. Cox
Achieving Teaching And Learning Excellence Through Faculty Learning Communities, Milton D. Cox
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The impressive learning outcomes of student learning communities can be replicated for faculty learning communities (FLCs). This essay describes FLCs and ways they enhance faculty and student learning.
Team Teaching: The Learning Side Of The Teaching-Learning Equation, Mary Jane Eisen, Elizabeth J. Tisdell
Team Teaching: The Learning Side Of The Teaching-Learning Equation, Mary Jane Eisen, Elizabeth J. Tisdell
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Emphasizing shared ownership of teaching and learning through collaboration, this essay explores the multi-directional process of adult learning in different types of learning situations including on-line education.
Leading Culturally Sensitive Classroom Discussions Following September 11, Devorah Lieberman
Leading Culturally Sensitive Classroom Discussions Following September 11, Devorah Lieberman
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his essay focuses on strategies for facilitating successful classroom discussion related to the events of 9/11. These suggestions are based on strategies implemented on several campuses across the country.