Tuesday, April 17, 2012

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

Monday, April 16, 2012

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...


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Friday, April 13, 2012

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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Thursday, April 12, 2012

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


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