Recently added articles from College Teaching:
Struggling with self-study: schematic dissonance and knowledge construction.(Report)
Jun 22, 2009; ... Abstract. Through interviews with twenty-nine students who completed an educational psychology class that required self-study, the author investigates the relation between the amount of dissonance students experienced between their schemas for learning and the type of learning required by ...
Improving student teamwork in a collaborative project-based course.(Report)
Jun 22, 2009; ... Abstract. While collaborative student projects can be effective in improving student learning, the failure of students to work together effectively remains a widely reported problem in collaborative learning. This article describes a team-building intervention designed to improve the ...
Classroom debate format: effect on student learning and revelations about student tendencies.(Report)
Jun 22, 2009; ... Abstract. To assess the effect of debate format on learning, four formats were separately employed in an environmental issues course. Learning was greatest when students wrote about a debate they witnessed, the teacher provided debate questions, and students received a reward for winning ....
Leveraging summative assessment for formative purposes.(Report)
Jun 22, 2009; ... Abstract. The problem of motivation has received a great deal of attention, and many successful approaches have been developed. However, in areas such as introductory college mathematics, students often question their own potential for success. At the first sign of trouble, their fears are ...
How many tests do we really need?(Report)
Jun 22, 2009; ... Abstract. Through a review of the literature on the test-frequency effect, we identified several underlying factors that may determine student learning outcome beyond the number of tests administered in a course. A realignment of the conceptual framework of the test-frequency effect with ...
Evaluation of using course-management software: supplementing a course that requires a group research project.(Report)
Jun 22, 2009; ... Abstract. The benefits of course-management software (CMS) will not be realized if it is underused. The authors investigated one possible barrier to CMS use, students' perceptions of using CMS. After taking a course requiring a group research project, college students reported their ...
Using Simon Wiesenthal's The Sunflower to teach the study of genocide and the holocaust.(criminology education)(Report)
Jun 22, 2009; ... Abstract. The author discusses a project called "The Sunflower Symposium," named in honor of Simon Wiesenthal's The Sunflower (1998). The project was a catalyst for discussions on legalized discrimination, the infringement of civil rights, (in)justice, (in)tolerance, and civic ...
Learning to see: enhancing student learning through videotaped feedback.(Report)
Jun 22, 2009; ... Abstract. Feedback is crucial to developing skills, but meaningful feedback is difficult to provide. Classroom videotaping can provide effective feedback on student performance, but for video feedback to be most helpful, students must develop a type of "visual intelligence"--analytical ...
The high-tech way to remember student names.(vide recording your students to remember their names and faces)
Jun 22, 2009; ... Referring to students by name is an excellent way to develop a positive learning environment. Addressing a raised hand by saying the student's name instead of "You in the back" develops a positive rapport by showing students that you care about them as unique individuals. I have also found ...
A case for critical revision: debunking the myth of the enlightened teacher versus the resistant student writer.(Report)
Mar 22, 2009; ... Abstract. Traditional scholarship on revision often creates a narrative of the "resistant student" versus the "enlightened teacher" who inherently accepts revision as natural and productive. Yet this narrative is a myth, one which often hampers effective instruction. In place of ...
Long-term impacts of faculty development programs: the experience of TELI and Piedmont.(Tufts Environmental Literacy Institute)(Report)
Mar 22, 2009; ... Abstract. A long-term study of two faculty development programs on sustainability and the environment reveals enduring changes in teaching, research, interdisciplinary collaboration, and engaged action. Participants in cohorts of Tufts University's Environmental Literacy Institute (12-16 ...
Teaching New Orleans: a cultural immersion and service learning travel course.(Report)
Mar 22, 2009; ... Abstract. This article describes a travel course to New Orleans that allows students the opportunity to study a unique culture in the United States. Students in the course are able to study how the culture developed through its immigration patterns, its food, its architecture, and the ...
Rating RateMyProfessors.com: a comparison of online and official student evaluations of teaching.(Report)
Mar 22, 2009; ... Abstract. Web sites like RateMyProfessors.com (RMP) are increasing in popularity. However, many have questioned the validity of unofficial online teaching evaluations. We first surveyed students about their use and perceptions of RMP. We then compared RMP ratings to official student ...
Interpersonal teaching style and student impression formation.(Report)
Mar 22, 2009; ... Abstract. Assuming that learning is an inherently social process, this research explores interpersonal variables that affect teaching. Specifically, does the interpersonal teaching style affect student impressions of the instructor? Eighty-five undergraduates viewed one of three ten-minute ...
Teaching water: connecting across disciplines and into daily life to address complex societal issues.(Report)
Mar 22, 2009; ... Abstract. A central problem in higher education is how to best develop in students interdisciplinary thinking and application skills necessary to work and engage effectively in the twenty-first century. Traditional university structures make addressing this problem especially challenging ....
Blogs and wikis as instructional tools: a social software adaptation of just-in-time teaching.(Report)
Mar 22, 2009; ... Abstract. Just-in-Time Teaching (JiTT) methodology uses Web-based tools to gather student responses to questions on preclass reading assignments. However, the technological requirements of JiTT and the content-specific nature of the questions may prevent some instructors from implementing ...
Lessons from teaching millennials.(Case study)
Mar 22, 2009; ... Abstract. This case study describes recent experiences with two classes of "Generation Me" psychology majors. The teacher compares the self-descriptions and behaviors of current college students with those of students from three earlier decades. Through self-critical reflections, he ...
making it a boundary object in the college classroom.(CONTENT)(Report)
Mar 22, 2009; ... Abstract. Melioration is borrowing and using an idea from another field not closely associated with your field of expertise. Using the borrowed concept to address a challenge in your field potentially provides new avenues of action and insight. I borrow the concept of boundary objects from ...
A tribute to teaching: putting it on the line.(COMMENTARY)(Personal account)
Mar 22, 2009; ... Three years ago I retired from teaching after thirty-seven years. During my career, I taught elementary and junior high school for several years before completing a thirty-year stint at Johns Hopkins University. I always loved being in the classroom with my students. They energized me, ...
Teacher's helper.(QUICK FIX)
Mar 22, 2009; ... After having shoulder surgery, I (Dr. Carlson) was confronted with the dilemma of how to set up my laptop for class, let alone carry it and other materials to the room. I needed to enlist the help of my students. It would be unfair to place the burden of this chore on one student, so I ...