Higher Education and Environmental Sustainability (#envirohighered) - Introduction to the Series

Readers,

This month is dedicated to environmental sustainability in higher education. Throughout this month, we will focused on sustainability efforts from various colleges and universities from across the world. Also, I will integrate a few of my own ideas! :)

Sincerely,

J. Edwards

Millennial Professor - Jennifer T. Edwards, Ed.D.

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A Month of College Teaching Tips - Tip #21: Conducting Research with Undergraduate Students

Readers,

I value spending time with students outside of the traditional classroom environment. This includes taking students outside of the restricted 30 mile radius of campus. I like taking students to regional and national conferences to expose them to something new!

Here are some opportunities:

Council on Undergraduate Research

I am a member of the Council on Undergraduate Research and this organization provides a wealth of support for both faculty and students who are interest in investigating a topic of mutual interest.

Perspectives in Undergraduate Research Journal (PURM)

Sincerely,

J. Edwards

Millennial Professor - Jennifer T. Edwards, Ed.D.

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A Month of College Teaching Tips - Tip #20: Take Attendance Every Class Session

Readers,

Here's another teaching tip...

When I teach face-to-face courses, I take attendance every class session. This keeps the students accountable, provides me with an opportunity to learn the students's names, and also it provides me with a few minutes of mental debriefing time before class begins.

I use the Gradekeeper program on the classroom computer and this program's spreadsheet is automatically populated with the students' information (gathered from my external drive).

Sincerely,

J. Edwards

Millennial Professor - Jennifer T. Edwards, Ed.D.

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A Month of College Teaching Tips - Tip #19: Communicating with Students Via Text Messaging

Readers,

Every semester, I adopt a new teaching method. Usually, this teaching method is technology-related, but sometimes it is more focused on face-to-face student engagement. 

Text Messaging

I started TEXT MESSAGING with my students. It is amazing, because the students respond almost immediately and they are provided with an immediate response from me as well. I appreciate this mobile technology and I admit that I was not completely sold on mobile technologies for teaching, but I absolutely love this one!

Google Voice

I do not use my personal cell phone number to communicate with the students, but I use Google Voice to communicate with them. Google Voice transcribes their voice messages and also provides an automatic notification for users on iPads and iPods. This has been a great technology to adopt!

Sincerely,

J. Edwards

Millennial Professor - Jennifer T. Edwards, Ed.D.

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