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The semester is winding down and the panic is setting in. There seems to be the immediate need to catch-up with the material. I was asked today if we are going to review all the stuff we learned in the semester. There was a disconnect in viewing the current...
Addition and the Aggregate: Getting Students to Revise and Edit
I’m coming to the time in the semester when I focus more on getting students to revise and edit their essays. After we finish our third major project, we will move into portfolio revision in the period after Thanksgiving. For this portfolio work, I ask students to...
Epilepsy Awareness
November is Epilepsy Awareness Month and because that diagnosis applies to several in our NMC community I thought a bit of information would be in order. Did you know: Epilepsy is a disorder of the central nervous system which can cause seizures* 1 in 26 Americans...
Considering Situational Factors
A few years ago, I attended weekend seminar "Designing Courses for More Significant Learning" - a prior version of NMC's August professional development program. I used Dee Fink's approach twice in major course designs, and I've been pleased with the results....