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Competence: What Does It Mean In Teaching And Learning?, Ronald A. Smith Jan 1993

Competence: What Does It Mean In Teaching And Learning?, Ronald A. Smith

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Archives

What does it mean to be competent in a field? Our definition of competence influences the way we teach and what we expect from students.


Ten Qualities Of Self-Renewing Faculty, Frederick M. Hudson Jan 1993

Ten Qualities Of Self-Renewing Faculty, Frederick M. Hudson

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Archives

Keeping ourselves alive and motivated is a never-ending struggle for faculty, who often feel overwhelmed. This author provides some insights into specific ways to keep the creative spirit flourishing.


Teaching Controversial Issues, Suzanne Cherrin Jan 1993

Teaching Controversial Issues, Suzanne Cherrin

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Archives

There are many topics in our curriculum which are relevant to students lives, affect students personally, and frequently produce emotional responses in the classroom. This article makes suggestions for managing controversy and maximizing the opportunity for active learning.


Volume 06, Number 01, Don Forrester Editor Oct 1992

Volume 06, Number 01, Don Forrester Editor

Reaching Through Teaching

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Volume 05, Number 03, Don Forrester Editor Sep 1992

Volume 05, Number 03, Don Forrester Editor

Reaching Through Teaching

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Volume 05, Number 02, Don Forrester Editor Apr 1992

Volume 05, Number 02, Don Forrester Editor

Reaching Through Teaching

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Good Teaching: A Matter Of Living The Mystery, Parker J. Palmer Jan 1992

Good Teaching: A Matter Of Living The Mystery, Parker J. Palmer

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Archives

Good teaching cannot be equated with technique. It comes from the integrity of the teacher, from his or her relation to the subject or the student, from the capricious chemistry of it all. The author muses about how to give voice to the questions the students won’t ask but which probably lie on the cutting edge of their learning.


Making Sense (And Use) Of Written Student Comments, Karron G. Lewis Jan 1992

Making Sense (And Use) Of Written Student Comments, Karron G. Lewis

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Archives

Student evaluations of teaching are more and more common. Many include a baffling array of student comments along with scaled items. To get the most out of these rich data requires some planning and careful analysis.


Academic Culture: The Hidden Curriculum, Maurianne Adams Jan 1992

Academic Culture: The Hidden Curriculum, Maurianne Adams

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Archives

There is an unspoken, unacknowledged set of cultural norms which govern the conduct of the players in the academy. When non-traditional students enter the academy, they may inadvertently run afoul of those norms. By recognizing them ourselves, we may be able to make the experience of these students a better one.


The Teaching Portfolio, Peter Seldin, Linda Amis Jan 1992

The Teaching Portfolio, Peter Seldin, Linda Amis

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Archives

One of the best ideas about the evaluation of teaching to come along in recent years is the teaching portfolio, which allows the individual instructor to create a well-documented history of his or her own teaching efforts and the thinking which undergirds them.


Building Confidence And Community In The Classroom, J. Dennis Huston Jan 1992

Building Confidence And Community In The Classroom, J. Dennis Huston

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Archives

This national award winner shares his thoughts about encouraging students to think for themselves.


Tales Told Out Of School: Women's Reflections On Their Undergraduate Experience, Blythe Clinchy Jan 1992

Tales Told Out Of School: Women's Reflections On Their Undergraduate Experience, Blythe Clinchy

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Archives

Where does learning really occur? In the classroom? Or out of it? The answer may be different for different learners and that has implications for our ways of teaching.


Whatever Happened To The Faculty?, Jack H. Schuster Jan 1992

Whatever Happened To The Faculty?, Jack H. Schuster

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Archives

Once assumed to be an enclave of like-minded scholars, the academy is becoming more and more segmented. The demographics of the students are changing as are those of the faculty. What will be the impact of those changes on the face of the academy in the next decade and beyond?


The Market For Teaching Scholars, Laurie Richlin Jan 1992

The Market For Teaching Scholars, Laurie Richlin

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Archives

To what extent will the hiring institutions accept a candidate whose devotion is to teaching? The answer depends greatly on the type of institution.


Volume 05, Number 01, Don Forrester Editor Dec 1991

Volume 05, Number 01, Don Forrester Editor

Reaching Through Teaching

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Volume 04, Number 03, Don Forrester Editor May 1991

Volume 04, Number 03, Don Forrester Editor

Reaching Through Teaching

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Volume 04, Number 02, Don Forrester Editor Feb 1991

Volume 04, Number 02, Don Forrester Editor

Reaching Through Teaching

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So Much Content, So Little Time, Marilla D. Svinicki Jan 1991

So Much Content, So Little Time, Marilla D. Svinicki

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Archives

The universal complaint of faculty is that there is too much content to cover in the time allotted. Rather than complaining, perhaps we should re- examine how we go about choosing the content to include in a course. We might find we have more than we really need.


Countering Common Misbeliefs About Student Evaluation Of Teaching, Robert Boice Jan 1991

Countering Common Misbeliefs About Student Evaluation Of Teaching, Robert Boice

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Archives

In spite of all evidence to the contrary some people continue to believe that student evaluation of teaching is “nothing but a popularity contest.” How much more useful it is to recognize what the students have to offer in the way of feedback on teaching.


Teaching: Beliefs And Behaviors, Robert J. Menges Jan 1991

Teaching: Beliefs And Behaviors, Robert J. Menges

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Archives

Our beliefs about learning shape the behaviors of our teaching. We need to be aware of what they are and how they influence our actions.


Collaborative Learning: Reframing The Classroom, Jean Macgregor Jan 1991

Collaborative Learning: Reframing The Classroom, Jean Macgregor

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Archives

The method of collaborative learning goes far beyond a change in teaching methodology. It is a change in the whole relationship between learners and the environment.


Forward To Aristotle: Teaching As The Highest Form Of Understanding, Russell Edgerton Jan 1991

Forward To Aristotle: Teaching As The Highest Form Of Understanding, Russell Edgerton

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Archives

There is more to teaching than a mere grasp of content. The act of teaching itself is a complex and fascinating experience which goes beyond simply knowing the subject and talking about it.


Impediments To Teaching A Culturally Diverse Undergraduate Population, Barbara Solomon Jan 1991

Impediments To Teaching A Culturally Diverse Undergraduate Population, Barbara Solomon

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Archives

There are many societal factors within and outside the academy with which we must contend to help each student reach his or her potential. Most of all we must learn to recognize when the differences we see arise from the student, his cultural background, or the fact that he is, after all, a human being with much in common with all human beings.


Spectators And Gladiators: Reconnecting The Students With The Problem, John Boehrer Jan 1991

Spectators And Gladiators: Reconnecting The Students With The Problem, John Boehrer

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Archives

Learning does not take place when the instructor does all the work. It is necessary for the students to get back into the game and do some of the grappling as they do in the case method of teaching.


Course Tests: Integral Features Of Instruction, Ohmer Milton Jan 1991

Course Tests: Integral Features Of Instruction, Ohmer Milton

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Archives

The tests we give in class are one powerful means of communicating our intentions to the students. They should be recognized and respected as such.


Volume 04, Number 01, Don Forrester Editor Oct 1990

Volume 04, Number 01, Don Forrester Editor

Reaching Through Teaching

Full text of Volume 04, Number 01 of Reaching Through Teaching.


Volume 03, Number 03, Don Forrester Editor May 1990

Volume 03, Number 03, Don Forrester Editor

Reaching Through Teaching

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Volume 03, Number 02, Don Forrester Editor Feb 1990

Volume 03, Number 02, Don Forrester Editor

Reaching Through Teaching

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Rethinking What It Means To Be A Scholar, R. Eugene Rice Jan 1990

Rethinking What It Means To Be A Scholar, R. Eugene Rice

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Archives

A broader and more accurate definition of scholarship also includes the integration of knowledge, the application of knowledge, and the representation and dissemination of knowledge-teaching.


Teaching In Action: Criteria For Effective Practice, Ronald Smith, Fred Schwartz Jan 1990

Teaching In Action: Criteria For Effective Practice, Ronald Smith, Fred Schwartz

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Archives

This essay describes ways through which teachers enhance their teaching art within the process of teaching itself.