Yesterday in my ENG 99 class, students at two tables were swapping Snapchat names so they could start Snapchatting each other. Another table saw them, and said, laughingly, “You guys are just doing that now? Our table did that the first week!” It was completely...
Two weeks ago, I handed out mid-semester feedback forms to my students. They got two forms–one where they gave me feedback on my leading of the class, and one where they did some reflecting on their own success and challenges so far in the class. I think this...
[slideshow_deploy id=’10987’] Student veterans, models of molecules, fillable PDFs, moral inquiry, electronic portfolios–these were just a few of the forty five topics available to faculty and staff at our first annual Faculty Staff Professional...
We think of colleges as places where students do all the learning, but, in fact, faculty and staff are constantly learning as well. We learn from our students, we learn from our mistakes, we learn from conferences and professional journals, and we learn from each...
Would you like to work with your colleagues in a collaborative, supportive environment? Would you like to investigate an interesting topic or explore a new practice? If so, consider starting or participating in a learning community. Last year, five learning...
