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August: Are we ready to fly?
On August 7th, the QEP III Faculty Fellows had their last meeting of the year. This fall four of the teams will offer the redesigned version of their class for the first time. ENGL 2220 World Literatu… more →
N-Gen Course Redesign
Academic-Zone Attends Pearson College and Career Readiness Solutions 2013
wrote 3 weeks ago: Two members of the Academic-Zone team are attending Pearson Education’s College and Career Rea … more →
(#151) “You Could Take All Your Courses From Your Kitchen Table”
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wrote 1 month ago: Sometimes, however, the simplest—and most effective— thing to do is to go back to the beginning. Bac … more →
Research Methods Beyond the Classroom
wrote 8 months ago: Carolyn Forestiere is an associate professor of political science at UMBC. I have always wanted to i … more →
Hrabowski Fund for Academic Innovation Competition Accepting Proposals (Deadline: Oct. 5)
wrote 8 months ago: Do you have a fresh idea on how to enhance teaching and learning at UMBC? The Hrabowski Fund for Aca … more →
First Days of the New Semester - 8/28/2012
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wrote 8 months ago: Here we go, it is the second day of the semester, so I have met both my MW and TR class once so far. … more →
Twearning: The Experience
wrote 1 year ago: Chart Comparing Course Grades Spring 2012 to Spring 2011 The jury’s in. The verdict is: Twearn … more →
And You Thought I Was Just Goofing Around
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wrote 1 year ago: I can’t count the number of times I have discovered a new way of teaching a concept or solved … more →
Professor Rock Star
wrote 1 year ago: Examples of a change in teaching: keeping students engaged, promoting learning, edutainment. Does it … more →
Twearning: And the Learning Goes On.....Exam 2
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wrote 1 year ago: Good news. Look at the chart! Twitter in the classroom seems to work; even with the more complicated … more →
Thoughts on Education - 3/28/2012 - Thinking about the future of education
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wrote 1 year ago: I haven’t done any article reviews in a while, so I thought I’d sit down and hit my Ever … more →
Twearning-First Exam Results Updated
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wrote 1 year ago: I’m using Twitter in my class this semester. This class is composed of 18 students taking a re … more →
Web Site
wrote 1 year ago: It is the end of spring break and I have spent some time with my family and some time working. The # … more →
Lecture Fail? Long Live the Lecture!
wrote 1 year ago: I love a good lecture! Lecturers can be humorous, thought-provoking, information-filled, interesting … more →
Twearning-Twitter + Learning: First Exam Results
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wrote 1 year ago: I am very excited! The results for the multiple choice-true false section of the first test were gre … more →
Math Course Redesign
wrote 1 year ago: Welcome to my first blog! Just two weeks ago I was appointed as the first academic director of the n … more →
Ditch the Technology-Just Teach!
wrote 1 year ago: I love new technology tools. I’m waiting for the first truly functional house-cleaning, grocer … more →
Still Adrift in Education
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wrote 1 year ago: In his essay,’ Academically Adrift’: the News Gets Worse and Worse, Kevin Carey, explain … more →
Using Research on Learning to Guide Teaching: Huh?!
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wrote 1 year ago: It seems perfectly sensible and logical. As educators, we should take advantage of the research on h … more →
Reinventing the Wheel in Academia
wrote 2 years ago: Why is it that in academia we do not routinely adopt “best practices” created by other i … more →
