Among the difficult decisions graduate students must make is what kind of college or university they will work for once they’re done with their graduate studies. The soon-to-be teachers/instructors must decide whether they will teach at an institution that has a premium on research or a place where teaching is highly valued. They may be […]
Continue Reading 1 comment August 27th, 2008
Universities every couple of years have to “revamp” and revise their overarching ideas and approaches in order to better prepare their students for their lives after college. BGSU has different programs and goals, like the University Learning Outcomes, which are dedicated to providing a quality education while in college and after. Kim Mooney’s recent article […]
Continue Reading August 14th, 2008
You can probably walk by the University Bookstore right now and see how ecstatic parents and students are about having to purchase books for the upcoming semester. In a little under two weeks the lines of happy students will be even longer and more of the grim faces. The bookstore clerks are no strangers to […]
Continue Reading August 13th, 2008
If you haven’t heard of Google Jockeying, you will probably be hearing or reading about it soon. Its popularity is growing quickly in higher education. Here’s a quick example of how Google Jockeying works in the classroom:An instructor is doing their presentation on the American Revolution or some other topic. At the same time there […]
Continue Reading August 7th, 2008
Would you like to be discuss over 37 thousand topics concerning higher education with more than 22 thousand people around the world? Do you have a strong opinion about some practice in the classroom that you want to share with someone? The Chronicle for Higher Education has a discussion forum where you can peruse more […]
Continue Reading August 7th, 2008
Just last week an article by Andrea L. Foster was published in The Chronicle of Higher Education. The article has been generating plenty of traffic and just as much discussion. If you wonder why the article may be attracting so many readers, please read the first two paragraphs of her article (below) and what she […]
Continue Reading August 1st, 2008
In our most recent Center newsletter we featured a short “Visionary” piece on Maryellen Weimer. Dr. Weimer is the editor of the The Teaching Professor online blog and newsletter, which are dedicated to inspiring “educators committed to creating a better learning environment,” as their website indicates. The staff at The Teaching Professor also have a […]
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