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The Four Cultures Of The Academy, William H. Bergquist

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Archives

How do the cultures of the academy affect the teaching and learning which is so central to its mission?

Power In College Teaching, Linc. Fisch

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Archives

Teachers carry a lot of power to influence students in both good and bad ways. An awareness of this fact is a blessing and a curse.

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

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

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.

8. Thoughts On The Relationship Between Measurement Knowledge And Teacher Effectiveness, Jack J. Kramer

Teacher Training in Measurement and Assessment Skills

I began thinking about the relationship between measurement knowledge and teacher effectiveness a few years ago when our Teachers College was considering curriculum changes in our undergraduate teacher education program. Many questions about the amount and type of measurement knowledge to be included in our teacher preparation programs were raised and discussed. The recent Buros-Nebraska Symposium on Measurement and Testing related to this topic and the chapters included in this volume have resulted in further consideration of this issue. My review and analysis of this information indicates that there are many unanswered questions about the relative importance of measurement knowledge …

Title Pages And Contents - Teacher Training In Measurement And Assessment Skills, Jane Close Conoley, Steven L. Wise

Teacher Training in Measurement and Assessment Skills

Contents

Preface

1. Matching Measurement Instruction to Classroom-Based Evaluation: Perceived Discrepancies, Needs, and Challenges
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/="/">2. Teacher Training in Assessment: Overcoming the Neglect
/="/">Richard J. Stiggins

3. The Development of Standards for Teacher Competence in Educational Assessment of Students
/="/">James R. Sanders and Suzanne R. Vogel

4. Some Thoughts on Grading Systems and Practices
/="/">James S. Terwilliger

5. Teachers' Assessment of Students: Roles, Responsibilities, and Purpose
/="/">Donna Campbell

6. Teachers' Testing Knowledge, Skills, and Practices
/="/">Ronald N. Marso and Fred L. Figge

7. Measurement Training in Nebraska Teacher Education Programs
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The Muse: Resources For Faculty And Ta Newsletters, No. 5, Fall 1992

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A Primer for excellence: Attention to details can make a good newsletter great, by Linc. Fisch

Editors' musings: What do readers want?

Filings; Muse news to use: Reap the benefits of newsletter networking

Review of The Editorial Eye, by Ken Zahorski

Selecting quotations: Different voices, different viewpoints, by Laura L. B. Border

Supplement: Reaching Through Teaching, A NEWSLETTER HIGHLIGHTING CLASSROOM PHILOSOPHY AND PRACTICE AMONG KENNESAW FACULTY, VOLUME 6, NUMBER 1, FALL 1992:

WIGS, MORTARBOARDS AND OTHER TRADITIONS, by Don Forrester, Ed., Director of CETL

DR. ]0 ALLEN BRADHAM: 1992 DISTINGUISHED TEACHING AWARD RECIPIENT, by Kenneth P. Gilliam, Ph.D., Associate Professor …

The Muse: Resources For Faculty And Ta Newsletters, No. 4, Spring 1992

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Sometimes simpler may be better: The case for the traditional one-column newsletter, by Linc. Fisch

Editors' musings: The Muse goes subscription

Filings: Muse news to use

Book review of Language on a Leash by Bruce 0. Boston

Design Review: York University's CORE illustrates an appealing blend of graphic elements

Supplement: Editor to editor, by LeAne H. Rutherford

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Springboard to the Professoriate, by Paul Treuer and LeAne Rutherford

EGALITARIAN TEACHING: Uncommon Teaching with a Common Touch, by Rick Lichty

THE SAFE CLASSROOM, by Deborah Petersen-Perlman, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Communication

REFLECTING ON WORKSHOPS AND LIFE IN THE …

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

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

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

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

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Archives

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

Membership Directory And Networking Guide 1991-1992

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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

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

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.

The Muse: Resources For Faculty And Ta Newsletters, No. 3, Fall 1991

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Celebrating CRISP editors: One faculty development editor views her fellow muses, by Barbara A. Millis

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Cutting out white space with old saws, by Kenneth Zahorski

Book Review of Looking Good in Print by Roger C. Parker

Design review: Clean, simple design enhances West Florida's new Dialogue

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Supplement: An outstanding Tutor for teaching assistants, by Laura L.B. Border

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

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

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

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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

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

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

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.

Membership Directory And Networking Guide 1990-1991

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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.

National Trends In Programming, Preparation, And Staffing Of County Level Cooperative Extension Service Offices As Identified By State Extension Directors, David M. Agnew, Richard Foster

Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communication: Faculty Publications

The purpose of this study was to examine the trends in delivery of Extension programs and the staffing of field-based positions throughout the United States. With a belier understanding of the trends in programming and staffing of field offices, a more effective preservice or inservice education program can be developed to address the needs.

Perceptions Of Agribusiness Leaders Toward Agricultural Education In Nebraska, G. Blezek, Roy D. Dillon

Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communication: Faculty Publications

The purpose of the study was to determine the perceptions of agribusiness leaders with regard to Agricultural Education in the State of Nebraska. More specifically, the objectives were to:

1. Determine perceptions of the skills, attitudes and knowledge that should be taught in Nebraska's elementary and secondary schools to prepare students for their future in agriculture
2. Determine perceptions of funding levels for agricultural education in Nebraska.
3. Determine perceptions of the need for a name change for vocational agriculture in Nebraska's secondary schools.
4. Determine perceptions of where various agricultural knowledge, skills, and attitudes should be taught at the elementary, junior high, and …