Oct 28, 2015
On the third Friday of every month at 10 am, CIE sponsors the 20 Minute Mentor Coffee Club, an hour long gathering where we watch a short video on a specific topic and then discuss ideas generated by that video. It’s a great chance to get some new ideas for the...
Oct 28, 2015
This article defending the effectiveness and value of the lecture in the classroom created quite a stir on the POD listserv. See what you think. “Lecture Me. Really” from The New York Times This article presents an opinion very different from that in the...
Sep 28, 2015
Brian Sweeney saw how much his physics book cost–just over $200–and he decided that that was too much for his students, most of whom would never take another physics class. Noticing how often his students turned to YouTube and the internet to get tutorials...
Sep 28, 2015
Our October Professional Development Day Fall Conference will take place this year on October 20. We will focus again on the Five Essential Questions of Teaching and Learning. In keeping with that theme, please think about what you are doing with or for students that...
Sep 28, 2015
Many students come to college not understanding the unwritten rules for succeeding in college. This article from The Chronicle of Higher Education “The Unwritten Rules of College” discusses how considering three questions can make those rules more explicit for...
