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Mid-Semester Assessment

As another building block on the way to your final teaching portfolio, here are the guidelines for the CTCH 602 mid-semester assessment.  If you would feel more comfortable responding to question (2) anonymously, we can arrange to do this: At … Continue reading

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article in yesterday’s Post

Hi Class, Thought I would share this article. I like the way the professor used a student’s concern to make a class assignment more relatable. College computer science courses jumping on mobile app bandwagon Jenna Johnson 7 March 2011 The … Continue reading

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Reflections on Driscoll chapters 7-8

Walk in Their Shoes Part of what spoke to me in these chapters was the essential reminder that learning is first and foremost about the learners, the students. In other words, it is student-centered. Part of what this means is … Continue reading

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Journey (draft 2 of teaching philosopy by Bass)

Journey – Draft 2 (For My Students) By Bass Mitchell “The world is a book – and those who do not travel read only a page.” -St. Augustine “I soon learned that no journey carries me far unless, as it … Continue reading

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Some Thoughts on Doing a Personal Philosophy of Teaching

Friends, lend me your ears (eyes would be helpful, too) as I try to think through this whole process of a teaching philosophy. Please do comment, disagree, whatever. I have found your insights and feedback most insightful. Having read much … Continue reading

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Building Questioning Strategies: Or, Why Am I Asking These Questions And Where Are They Taking Us?

This article is by Patricia O’Connell Killen. It’s from the journal I chose – “Teaching Theology and Religion.” You can find it here http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com.mutex.gmu.edu/doi/10.1111/j.1467-9647.2010.00622.x/full This is a very practical article on all aspects of asking questions in teaching – as … Continue reading

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Course Topics & Titles?

One of the main requirements for our class is designing a syllabus for a course we would like to teach (and then teaching/leading some activity from an actually session). At first, this seemed easy enough to me. But I am … Continue reading

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2/22/11 – Class Notes

Class discussion on university goals and formlating a mission statement.

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Michael Wesch: From Knowledgeable to Knowledge-Able

Thanks to Jonathan for sending on this video:

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Interesting article in Post about creative use of technology in teaching

Friends, I came across this piece and thought it was interesting in light of our last class session on various uses of the technology for teaching/connecting with students and even a larger audience. It also interested me because I am … Continue reading

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