Instructors in any discipline probably have had to deal with the procrastinating student. For one reason or another, these students have a hard time with getting their work done on-time and/or have a habit of underachieving because they rush to complete assignment. Marty Nemko, a Guest Blogger for The Chronicle of Higher Education, offers some […]
Continue Reading October 2nd, 2008
Now would be the time to start checking your calendars and seeing if you can attend the 28th International Lilly Conference. This is a big conference that will feature prominent speakers in higher education. Three of the featured Plenary speakers will be: Ken Bain, Dee Fink and Bill McKeachie. These three speakers alone make the […]
Continue Reading September 19th, 2008
Instructors have long talked about how classrooms should be havens for teaching and learning, not a forum preaching politics or “saving the world.” In teaching a touchy and charged topic like the war in Iraq, Joseph J. Gonzalez reveals how it’s the transformations for students that instructors aid in maturing, which is interesting and a […]
Continue Reading 1 comment September 15th, 2008
If you look through BGSU’s schedule of classes you probably have seen the online classes being offered every semester. Online classes carry the “Distance Education” label. Students have been taking online classes for some time now, and many students enjoy the online course format of the classes. It was not too long ago that the […]
Continue Reading 2 comments September 12th, 2008
Rodney Dangerfield enrolled himself as an undergraduate in the comedy Back to School. In 2006 Martin Sheen enrolled himself at National University Galway. Roger H. Martin is a former president and professor of history emeritus at Randolph-Macon College, who recently completed his freshman year at St. John’s University for the second time in his life. […]
Continue Reading September 5th, 2008
It is common in many classes for students to take notes straight onto their laptop while an instructor makes their presentation or lectures. Some students find it easier to type their notes rather than using a notebook and handwriting their notes. While there are many students who are using their laptop to type their notes […]
Continue Reading September 3rd, 2008
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
