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Pronouns (Slides), Angela Gulick Oct 2018

Pronouns (Slides), Angela Gulick

Style and Mechanics

These slides identify when to use pronouns and provide a list of frequently used pronouns Also covers indefinite pronouns, pronoun agreement, with a note on "it" and "they." Lastly, the slides provide instructions for how to monitor pronoun use in Microsoft Word.


Psychology 101: Introduction To Psychology Syllabus 8 Week Fall 2018, Sarah Grison Oct 2018

Psychology 101: Introduction To Psychology Syllabus 8 Week Fall 2018, Sarah Grison

Psychology Courses

No abstract provided.


Psychology 101: Introduction To Psychology Syllabus Fall 2018, Sarah Grison Oct 2018

Psychology 101: Introduction To Psychology Syllabus Fall 2018, Sarah Grison

Psychology Courses

No abstract provided.


Anthropology 101: Introduction To Anthropology Indirect Assessment Spring 2018, Isabel Scarborough Ph.D. Apr 2018

Anthropology 101: Introduction To Anthropology Indirect Assessment Spring 2018, Isabel Scarborough Ph.D.

Anthropology Courses

This post course survey for Anthropology 101 collects data on students' familiarity with other cultures before and after taking the course.


Anthropology 103 Introduction To Cultural Anthropology Syllabus Spring 2018, Lauren Anaya Apr 2018

Anthropology 103 Introduction To Cultural Anthropology Syllabus Spring 2018, Lauren Anaya

Anthropology Courses

No abstract provided.


Anthropology 101: Introduction To Anthropology Syllabus Spring 2018, Isabel Scarborough Ph.D. Apr 2018

Anthropology 101: Introduction To Anthropology Syllabus Spring 2018, Isabel Scarborough Ph.D.

Anthropology Courses

No abstract provided.


Anthropology 101: Introduction To Anthropology Class Activity On Global Inequalities Spring 2018, Isabel Scarborough Ph.D. Apr 2018

Anthropology 101: Introduction To Anthropology Class Activity On Global Inequalities Spring 2018, Isabel Scarborough Ph.D.

Anthropology Courses

This group discussion class activity for Anthropology 101 focuses on the topics of nation building, ethnocentrism, naturalizing discourses, and cultural relativism. In addition to the course text, the activity uses: Howard, Kevin, ‘National Identity, Moral Panic and East European Folk Devils’, in Globalization, Migration and Social Transformation: Ireland in Europe and the World, ed. by Bryan Fanning and Ronald Munck (Farnham, UK and Burlington, USA: Ashgate, 2011), pp.169-181. The film clip mentioned in the assignment is from Russia on Four Wheels, Part 2 (2014), BBC, available for Films on Demand subscribers.


Anthropology 103 Cultural Anthropology Article Analysis And Discussion Activity Spring 2018, Lauren Anaya Apr 2018

Anthropology 103 Cultural Anthropology Article Analysis And Discussion Activity Spring 2018, Lauren Anaya

Anthropology Courses

This analysis and discussion activity uses the article, "Who Has Time for Cejf? Post-Socialist Migration and Slow Coffee in Neoliberal Chicago" by Ana Croegaert (American Anthropologist. 2011;113(3):463-77).


Geography 140 World Geography, Europe Preconception Check Spring 2018, Brooke Ferguson Apr 2018

Geography 140 World Geography, Europe Preconception Check Spring 2018, Brooke Ferguson

Geography Courses

No abstract provided.


Geography 140 World Geography, Russia Preconception Check Spring 2018, Brooke Ferguson Apr 2018

Geography 140 World Geography, Russia Preconception Check Spring 2018, Brooke Ferguson

Geography Courses

No abstract provided.


Sociology 101 Introduction To Sociology Syllabus Spring 2018, Evelyn Reynolds Apr 2018

Sociology 101 Introduction To Sociology Syllabus Spring 2018, Evelyn Reynolds

Sociology Courses

No abstract provided.


Psychology 101: Introduction To Psychology Syllabus Spring 2018, Sarah Grison Apr 2018

Psychology 101: Introduction To Psychology Syllabus Spring 2018, Sarah Grison

Psychology Courses

This is the syllabus for the Spring 2018 session of Psychology 101, submitted as evidence for the Global Studies Initiative with annotations related to the project.


History 102 History Of Western Civilization Ii Group Assignment On Globalism Spring 2018, John Poling Apr 2018

History 102 History Of Western Civilization Ii Group Assignment On Globalism Spring 2018, John Poling

History Courses

No abstract provided.


History 105 History Of The United States From 1877 To The Present Syllabus Spring 2018, Marsh Jones Apr 2018

History 105 History Of The United States From 1877 To The Present Syllabus Spring 2018, Marsh Jones

History Courses

No abstract provided.


History 102 History Of Western Civilization Ii Syllabus Spring 2018, John Poling Apr 2018

History 102 History Of Western Civilization Ii Syllabus Spring 2018, John Poling

History Courses

No abstract provided.


Working Together To Cultivate Learning: Transcending Individual Differences And Inspiring Change, Regan A.R. Gurung Jan 2018

Working Together To Cultivate Learning: Transcending Individual Differences And Inspiring Change, Regan A.R. Gurung

Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning Workshops

In his keynote address to the faculty of Parkland College, Dr. Gurung provides a new way to think about learning, as a lifelong change that takes into account all types of students who are in the process of learning, and explicitly focuses on the diverse characteristics of the students, outlines the main factors influencing traditional and lifelong learning, and offers pragmatic methods to motivate learners. This document is the slide presentation of his address.


Diversifying Your Toolkit For Learners: Evidence-Based Strategies For Supporting Success In Diverse Learners, Regan A.R. Gurung Jan 2018

Diversifying Your Toolkit For Learners: Evidence-Based Strategies For Supporting Success In Diverse Learners, Regan A.R. Gurung

Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning Workshops

This slide presentation accompanied a workshop delivered to Parkland College faculty. Using research findings from psychology, education, and related field, Dr. Garung summarized evidence-based approaches that support learning, improves instructional design (including increasing rapport and pedagogy changes), and facilitates assessment to support diverse learners.


How To Have Your Cake And Eat It Too: Embedding Experimental Research In Your Courses To Improve Student Learning And Performance, Sarah Grison Jan 2018

How To Have Your Cake And Eat It Too: Embedding Experimental Research In Your Courses To Improve Student Learning And Performance, Sarah Grison

Psychology Faculty

Are you interested both in psychology research and in using findings to improve student learning? In fact, many psychology teachers view themselves as teacher-scholars. However, many of us also wonder how we can translate research into classroom practices and determine whether they impact student performance and learning. The goal of this interactive workshop is to provide a practical and effective way to support the needs of teacher-scholars. We aim to achieve this goal by using an approach called evidence-based teaching and learning, where teachers explore new research in the field, develop experimental classroom studies, and use the findings to improve …


Semicolons And Colons (Video And Slides), Angela Gulick, Parkland College Center For Academic Success Jan 2018

Semicolons And Colons (Video And Slides), Angela Gulick, Parkland College Center For Academic Success

Punctuation

No abstract provided.


Quotation Marks (Handout), Angela Gulick, Parkland College Center For Academic Success Jan 2018

Quotation Marks (Handout), Angela Gulick, Parkland College Center For Academic Success

Punctuation

This instructional handout presents the uses of double quotation marks.


Exclamation Points (Video And Slides), Angela Gulick, Parkland College Center For Academic Success Jan 2018

Exclamation Points (Video And Slides), Angela Gulick, Parkland College Center For Academic Success

Punctuation

This video with downloadable slides demonstrates where and when to use exclamation points!


Parentheses, Brackets, And Ellipses (Video And Slides), Angela Gulick, Parkland College Center For Academic Success Jan 2018

Parentheses, Brackets, And Ellipses (Video And Slides), Angela Gulick, Parkland College Center For Academic Success

Punctuation

This video with downloadable slides discusses proper use of parentheses, brackets, and ellipses, with a added note on when to use "[sic]."


Semicolons (Handout), Angela Gulick, Parkland College Center For Academic Success Jan 2018

Semicolons (Handout), Angela Gulick, Parkland College Center For Academic Success

Punctuation

This instructional handout defines and gives examples of colons and semicolons.


Hyphens (Video And Slides), Angela Gulick, Parkland College Center For Academic Success Jan 2018

Hyphens (Video And Slides), Angela Gulick, Parkland College Center For Academic Success

Punctuation

This short video with downloadable slides will demonstrate proper use of hypens


Apostrophes (Video And Slides), Angela Gulick, Parkland College Center For Academic Success Jan 2018

Apostrophes (Video And Slides), Angela Gulick, Parkland College Center For Academic Success

Punctuation

This video presentation with downloadable slides demonstrates the proper use of apostrophes.


Periods, Angela Gulick, Parkland College Center For Academic Success Jan 2018

Periods, Angela Gulick, Parkland College Center For Academic Success

Punctuation

This video with downloadable slides reviews the two main uses of periods in writing.


Question Marks (Video And Slides), Angela Gulick, Parkland College Center For Academic Success Jan 2018

Question Marks (Video And Slides), Angela Gulick, Parkland College Center For Academic Success

Punctuation

This instructional handout helps determine the appropriate time to use a question mark by distinguishing direct questions from indirect questions.


Punctuation Overview (Handout), Lori Williams Jan 2018

Punctuation Overview (Handout), Lori Williams

Punctuation

This handout provides a brief overview of when to use various punctuation marks, including: periods, question marks, exclamation points, commas, semicolons, colons, hyphens, quotation marks, single quotation marks, apostrophes, ellipses, dashes, and brackets.


Apostrophes (Handout), Angela Gulick, Parkland College Center For Academic Success Jan 2018

Apostrophes (Handout), Angela Gulick, Parkland College Center For Academic Success

Punctuation

This instructional handout provides tips for how to determine when to use apostrophes.


Commas (Video And Slides), Angela Gulick, Parkland College Center For Academic Success Jan 2018

Commas (Video And Slides), Angela Gulick, Parkland College Center For Academic Success

Punctuation

This video with downloadable slides showcases the importance of commas, for example, the difference between "Let's eat, Grandpa!" and "Let's eat Grandpa!"