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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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Musings

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

Impediments To Teaching A Culturally Diverse Undergraduate Population, Barbara Solomon

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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.

Course Tests: Integral Features Of Instruction, Ohmer Milton

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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.

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

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

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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

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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

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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

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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.