A Month of College Teaching Tips - Tip #12 : Integrate Items that Your Students Care About... Half Price Slushes at Sonic!

Readers,


Why am I super excited about half-price slushes at Sonic tomorrow? Yay!!! Enjoy tax day!


Take a break and visit Sonic for a nice form of refreshment during lunch or breakfast tomorrow. :)


Sincerely,


Millennial Professor

A Month of College Teaching Tips - Tip #11 : Leading Classroom Discussions

Readers,


I admit that I have never heard of Otis College, but they have an AMAZING Youtube Channel. Their tips are easy to follow! This tip is focused on leading classroom discussions...

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

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A Month of College Teaching Tips - Tip #10 : Improving Student Writing (IDEA Paper)

Readers,

The last IDEA Center white paper in our series is titled, "Strategies to Improve Student Writing". This paper was written by David Smit from Kansas State University.

This article advocates the use of the following..

- journals

- microthemes

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A Month of College Teaching Tips - Tip #9 : Effective Lecturing (IDEA Paper)

Readers,

This is the fourth article in the "A Month of College Teaching Tips" focused on the white papers from the IDEA Center. This article was written by William Cashin (Professor Emeritus) Kansas State University.

1 - Define your learning objectives.

2 - Choose a format.

3 - Outline your lecture notes.

4 - Choose examples carefully.

5 - Includes notes for yourself.

6 - Deliver your points with the listeners in mind.

7 - Review the major points from your last lecture.

8 - Put up an outline and give cues.

9 - Connect the new information with previous content.

10 - Pace your presentation according to the complexity of the material.

Enjoy!

Sincerely,

J. Edwards

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

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A Month of College Teaching Tips - Tip #8 : Learning Portfolios (IDEA Paper)

Readers,

Do you use learning portfolios for your students? Here's a paper from the IDEA Center titled, "The Learning Portfolio: A Powerful Idea for Significant Learning" by John Zubizarreta from Columbia College, SC.

Sincerely,

J. Edwards

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

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A Month of College Teaching Tips - Tip #7 : Getting Students to Read (IDEA Paper)

Readers,

Today's IDEA paper is focused on "Getting Students to Read: Fourteen Tips" (written by Eric H. Hobson from Georgia Southern University).

These tips range from "Every Course is Served By Requiring a Textbook" and "Use Syllabus as a Teaching Tool" to "Assign Reading Close to Use Date" and "Require Prior Reading".

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

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A Month of College Teaching Tips - Tip #6 : Establishing Rapport with Students (IDEA Paper)

Readers,


I always enjoy reading white papers focused on higher education. The IDEA center has short, white papers (4-5 pages) focused on higher education. This week, I will focused on one of these papers a day to further our "A Month of College Teaching Tips" series.


Establishing Rapport: Personal Interaction and Learning
By: Neil Fleming


This paper is divided into four sections:


1 - Why Rapport Matters
2 - Are Student Ratings of Rapport Accurate>
3 - Improving Performance: Rationale and Strategies
4 - Conclusion and Bibliography


Sincerely,


J. Edwards