An Argument Against Averaging Student Grades & Using the Killer Zero

An Argument Against Averaging Student Grades & Using the Killer Zero

Averaging student grades is an inaccurate way of measuring what they’ve achieved in class. At the end of the semester, do you add up all the points a student has earned throughout the term and then divide that number by the total amount of points possible to...

Own It: Learn How to Learn

When I look back on my college education I see class time spent listening to lectures and watching instructors work math problems on the board. Seldom, if ever, were we students given class time to think something through or work something out for ourselves.  If...
Active Learning: More Than Just Busy

Active Learning: More Than Just Busy

Many of our classrooms have been active for years, maybe decades. In a typical CIT course, for example, students interact with hardware and/or software almost every time they meet. But is doing enough to guarantee learning? Are students forming synapses – or are...
Audio Recording Feedback to Students

Audio Recording Feedback to Students

Often there are time constraints in providing detailed and individualized feedback to a large number of students regarding their class participation or a particular assignment.  An audio recording can facilitate your provision of this feedback and allow you to explore...
Covering All The Bases for Student Success:  Beyond Early Feedback

Covering All The Bases for Student Success: Beyond Early Feedback

Amjad Khan and Tracy Russo Given the recent pennant race with many ups and downs for Tigers fans, a baseball metaphor seemed appropriate to frame strategies helping students score in school. Bring home the run Over the many years of my teaching experience, I have...