To improve student performance, start thinking like a coach

To improve student performance, start thinking like a coach

As a farm kid, I never had time for sports, never had an opportunity to work with a great coach. Even so, this article on coach-like feedback resonates with me as it makes a compelling argument for a means to improve learning. Jeff / CIE. To Improve Student...
An Effective Learning Environment is a Shared Responsibility

An Effective Learning Environment is a Shared Responsibility

This article by Maryellen Weimer, PhD, appeared in the June 18, 2014 edition of Faculty Focus. Whether it’s a student who is texting during class, an online student who makes minimal comments to the discussion board, or a teacher who marches nonstop through mountains...