…use, yields higher rates of student satisfaction and instructor-to-student, student-to-instructor, and student-to-student communication.2 However, we do not always need a rich medium to accomplish a communication goal. A common predictor…
…think critically, ask them to rewrite.” (p. 624) Concrete examples that have been used in the classroom and assessed for their effectiveness are not commonly available. And one goal of…
Use of rubrics in higher education is comparatively recent. These grading aids that communicate “expectations for an assignment by listing the criteria or what counts, and describing levels of quality…
…of encouraging complete student engagement and empowering students to take ownership of the class. At the beginning of the semester I lay out the purpose of the class, what the…
…job, you put yourself on the fast track for burnout. It’s important to establish clear guidelines about communication expectations during the first class and remind students often. It is a…
…learn from and with teachers. Professor Parsons is right—students come to learn from experts, those who can lead them to knowledge. But is that all students want or need? Is…
…students who successfully complete each assignment has gone up dramatically, as have the amount of kudos for offering much clearer directions and student comments about being better able to apply…
…until they are convinced their students understand the material. Discussion boards Discussion boards are another common tool that generates usable data. “Discussion board forums are the most commonly-used interactive tool…
