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Teaching With A Global Perspective, Dr. Percy Richardson Jan 2012

Teaching With A Global Perspective, Dr. Percy Richardson

Inquiry: The Journal of the Virginia Community Colleges

This author encourages the adoption of global thinking in the classroom, and emphasizes that the teaching of cultural literacy and foreign language skills are necessary to prepare students for job opportunities in the global market. He also discusses the prospects for travel abroad for both students and faculty.


A Simple Alternative To Grading, Glenda Potts Jan 2010

A Simple Alternative To Grading, Glenda Potts

Inquiry: The Journal of the Virginia Community Colleges

This article presents methodology for using contract grading as an alternative to traditional grading and includes the author’s research on how her community college students responded to this new approach in their English courses.


Front Matter Jan 2010

Front Matter

Inquiry: The Journal of the Virginia Community Colleges

Cover art: “Islands in the Sky” by Robin K. Goergner, a student at J. S. Reynolds Community College.


Using Affective Assessment To Understand Our Students’ Identities As Readers (And Non-Readers), Susannah M. Givens Jan 2010

Using Affective Assessment To Understand Our Students’ Identities As Readers (And Non-Readers), Susannah M. Givens

Inquiry: The Journal of the Virginia Community Colleges

In this article, the author provides a rationale for assessing students’ affective characteristics as they relate to reading, presents examples of assessments she designed, and discusses the benefits of such assessments for faculty and students


Researching The Quest: Are Community College Students Motivated By Question-And-Answer Reviews?, Don F. Cavendish Jr. Jan 2010

Researching The Quest: Are Community College Students Motivated By Question-And-Answer Reviews?, Don F. Cavendish Jr.

Inquiry: The Journal of the Virginia Community Colleges

The author presents his research on and use of question-and-answer reviews as an active strategy for motivating and reinforcing student learning.


Solving The Esl Writers’ Dilemma, Thomas Nowalk Jan 2010

Solving The Esl Writers’ Dilemma, Thomas Nowalk

Inquiry: The Journal of the Virginia Community Colleges

The author explains how he uses a classical teaching method to help his English-as-a-Second Language students combine intention, language, and genre for academic writing


Universal Design For Learning: Application For Technology-Enhanced Learning, Thom Morra, Jim Reynolds Jan 2010

Universal Design For Learning: Application For Technology-Enhanced Learning, Thom Morra, Jim Reynolds

Inquiry: The Journal of the Virginia Community Colleges

The authors illustrate how the concept of Universal Design can be used to enhance community college teaching and learning.


Improvisation: Not Just For Kids, Kerrigan Sullivan Jan 2010

Improvisation: Not Just For Kids, Kerrigan Sullivan

Inquiry: The Journal of the Virginia Community Colleges

This article argues for the use of improvisation in various subject areas as a way to help students engage with the subject matter.


A Follow-Up Study To Compare Success Rates Of Developmental Math Students, Teresa Woodard, Sexton Burkett Jan 2010

A Follow-Up Study To Compare Success Rates Of Developmental Math Students, Teresa Woodard, Sexton Burkett

Inquiry: The Journal of the Virginia Community Colleges

The authors present follow-up data to their 2003 comparison of student success in developmental math courses offered for three credits versus five credits.


Back Matter Jan 2010

Back Matter

Inquiry: The Journal of the Virginia Community Colleges

No abstract provided.


Examining The Impact Of A Comprehensive Approach To Student Orientation, Thomas Hollins Jan 2009

Examining The Impact Of A Comprehensive Approach To Student Orientation, Thomas Hollins

Inquiry: The Journal of the Virginia Community Colleges

The author presents research on the benefits of providing students with more than one form of orientation to college.


Working With Disruptive Students, Ivan Harrell Ii Phd, Thomas Hollins Phd Jan 2009

Working With Disruptive Students, Ivan Harrell Ii Phd, Thomas Hollins Phd

Inquiry: The Journal of the Virginia Community Colleges

The authors discuss what educators can do to address disruptive student behavior in a way that not only will preserve the learning environment at our institutions by also may assist students in their growth and development.


Back Matter Jan 2009

Back Matter

Inquiry: The Journal of the Virginia Community Colleges

No abstract provided.


Rescuing Reading At The Community College, Thomas Long Phd Jan 2009

Rescuing Reading At The Community College, Thomas Long Phd

Inquiry: The Journal of the Virginia Community Colleges

This article describes the results of a two-year reading project begun in 2005 at Thomas Nelson Community College.


Empowering Faculty Through Assessment, Katherine Simpson Phd Jan 2009

Empowering Faculty Through Assessment, Katherine Simpson Phd

Inquiry: The Journal of the Virginia Community Colleges

This article explains how faculty and administrators at Lord Fairfax Community College have made assessment a vital practice across campus.


The Influence Of Learning Communities On The Interaction Levels Of English Students, Elizabeth Wilmer Phd Jan 2009

The Influence Of Learning Communities On The Interaction Levels Of English Students, Elizabeth Wilmer Phd

Inquiry: The Journal of the Virginia Community Colleges

This study investigates whether learning communities significantly increase the level of interaction of community-college students enrolled in developmental English.


Are New Faculty Prepared To Teach Diverse Learners?, Audrey Lail Phd Jan 2009

Are New Faculty Prepared To Teach Diverse Learners?, Audrey Lail Phd

Inquiry: The Journal of the Virginia Community Colleges

The author examines the preparation of community-college faculty, especially those recently hired, to teach the varied students our institutions enroll.


Front Matter Jan 2009

Front Matter

Inquiry: The Journal of the Virginia Community Colleges

Cover art: “Running Fields” by Kreela Moore, a student at Piedmont Virginia Community College.


Geology Field Trips As Performance Evaluations, Callan Bentley Jan 2009

Geology Field Trips As Performance Evaluations, Callan Bentley

Inquiry: The Journal of the Virginia Community Colleges

The author details his experience in using geology field trips to provide hands-on learning for his students and opportunities to assess student learning of key course concepts.


What Would Freud Say To Voltaire? The Use Of Dialogues In Survey Courses, Linda Simmons Jan 2008

What Would Freud Say To Voltaire? The Use Of Dialogues In Survey Courses, Linda Simmons

Inquiry: The Journal of the Virginia Community Colleges

In this essay, the author argues that assigning dialogues in survey courses is a viable alternative to traditional research-based essays.


Po? Pow? What! A Class Project To Study Linguistic Variation In English, Bruce Sofinski Jan 2008

Po? Pow? What! A Class Project To Study Linguistic Variation In English, Bruce Sofinski

Inquiry: The Journal of the Virginia Community Colleges

This article explains how a final class project in an American Sign Language course teaches teamwork, critical thinking, and research methodology.


Back Matter Jan 2008

Back Matter

Inquiry: The Journal of the Virginia Community Colleges

Katherine Blair Yancey (right) created "Prime," the colored-pencil drawing on the front cover, while enrolled in "Drawing I" with Professor Beryl Solla (left) at Piedmont Community College.


Increasing The Success Of Online Students, Ivan Harrell Ii Phd Jan 2008

Increasing The Success Of Online Students, Ivan Harrell Ii Phd

Inquiry: The Journal of the Virginia Community Colleges

In this article, the author presents ways that colleges can use student readiness, orientation, and support to increase the likelihood for success of their online students.


Podcasting’S Possibilities, Mimi Leonard Jan 2008

Podcasting’S Possibilities, Mimi Leonard

Inquiry: The Journal of the Virginia Community Colleges

In 2005, Wytheville Community College developed a Quality Enhancement Plan to emphasize student speaking and listening competencies. This article suggests that podcasting is a promising instructional technique to build oral skills and to enliven teaching and learning.


Front Matter Jan 2008

Front Matter

Inquiry: The Journal of the Virginia Community Colleges

Cover art: “Prime” by Katherine Blair Yancey, a student at Piedmont Virginia Community College.


Student Support Services For The Underprepared Student, Elizabeth Wilmer Phd Jan 2008

Student Support Services For The Underprepared Student, Elizabeth Wilmer Phd

Inquiry: The Journal of the Virginia Community Colleges

This essay considers statistical reports on underprepared students, the history of developmental education, the characteristics of underprepared students, and the reasons it is imperative that we provide these students with a college-level education.


Using Analogies To Assess Student Learning, Callan Bentley Jan 2008

Using Analogies To Assess Student Learning, Callan Bentley

Inquiry: The Journal of the Virginia Community Colleges

The author offers his experiences in using Classroom Assessment Techniques (CATs) in his geology courses to gauge his students’ grasp of course concepts.


Germanna’S Treasure Trove Of History: A Journey Of Discovery, Rob Sherwood Jan 2008

Germanna’S Treasure Trove Of History: A Journey Of Discovery, Rob Sherwood

Inquiry: The Journal of the Virginia Community Colleges

The author shares the rich historical setting of Germanna Community College’s Locust Grove Campus, as well as the classroom and college activities and events that have grown alongside his discoveries.