…the human mind to a database that can download whatever information it is given without error. But the human mind is not like a computer. Whereas a computer can record…
…between student and teacher. Seeing that the pandemic has already forced education to heavily rely on computer and web-based technology, students learning online are already expected to download learning material,…
…keep a running commentary of how things are going as the course unfolds. I call my document simply “Course Notes” and in it I enter brief comments to myself on…
…of the various committees—learning outcomes, curriculum, academic, and policy and procedures—every two or three years. “Instead of struggling to fill academic committees, we now have a waiting list,” Heiland says….
…a hierarchy from the most basic level (knowledge) to increasingly complex classes including comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation (Overbaugh and Schultz 2008). Critical thinking involves all levels of Bloom’s…
…“other duties as assigned”? Do your search committees ask questions appropriate to assessing a candidate’s suitability for, skills in, and commitment to student advising? Does your university promote the idea…
…emphasize promoting organizational cultures that promote student learning. And this has to be done both symbolically, in terms of rhetoric and communication, but also substantively,” said Arum. This includes: Evaluating…
…of class I read a Tom Wayman poem (www.loc.gov/poetry/180/013.html) that gets at the phrasing of the question and what the student misses by being absent. What students miss depends on…
