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Finding Faculty Advisors For Student Groups To Deter Violence, Charles G. Eberly
Finding Faculty Advisors For Student Groups To Deter Violence, Charles G. Eberly
Charles G. Eberly
This paper describes the influence of an experienced fraternity advisor and what undergraduates say they do to role model appropriate behavior, thus reducing the incidence of violence within the organization.
Research Mentoring, Michael W. Firmin
Course Mentoring: Toward Achieving Consistency In The Curriculum, Lucia Dettori, Amber Settle
Course Mentoring: Toward Achieving Consistency In The Curriculum, Lucia Dettori, Amber Settle
Amber Settle
One the main challenges in achieving consistency in the curriculum is the delivery and coordination of multi-section introductory courses. The mix of adjunct, new, and seasoned instructors, the frequent changes in course content and learning goals, and the non-homogeneous student body are some of the factors that makes successfully teaching such courses a challenge. In this paper we describe how the course mentoring project combines personal involvement with a technological solution to build an effective knowledge-sharing virtual community. Course mentoring has proven to be an efficient way to address and overcome the challenges of teaching introductory computer science courses.