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Monthly Archives: March 2011
Thank You & Follow Up
Thanks to you all for your comments and feedback on my teaching session Tuesday night. I also thoroughly enjoyed the jigsaw presentations. Very well done. And thanks to Dr. Smith for introducing that teaching activity. It is something I am … Continue reading
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Teaching for Religious Literacy by Eugene V. Gallagher
In 2007 Stephen Prothero wrote a book that caused a great deal of discussion. It’s entitled, “Religious Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know – and Doesn’t.” It is based on a survey which reveals how little most Americans, especially … Continue reading
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The Joy of Teaching
The Joy of Teaching – Student Analysis My student base has many characteristics that uniquely define it, some with their advantages and others with their disadvantages. First and foremost the students in my class are Information Technology majors. Despite being … Continue reading
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Khanh on Teaching Observation
A few days before the observation – What to observe (preparation for my own peace of mind) I wrote to two of the three professors recommended by the GMU Center of Teaching Excellence (CTE) asking if I could attend one … Continue reading
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journal article 3/29
Kidd, J.E., Sanchez, S.Y, and Thorp, E.K. (2005). Cracking the challenge of changing dispositions:Changing hearts and minds through stories, narratives, and direct cultural interactions. Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 26, 347–359. This article is about a cohort of students … Continue reading
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Aims and Outcomes for “A Gentle Introduction to Topology”
A course I would like to teach would be a gentle introduction to topology, in which I could help enterprising students bridge the gap between calculus and higher mathematics. The course would introduce concepts in the foundations of mathematics and … Continue reading
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Aims and Desired Outcomes for Intro to Statistics
My syllabus will be for an introductory statistics course. Filene (2005) gave some excellent suggestions on how to develop ones teaching, including how to build a syllabus as a critical part of preparing and thinking about the course. As I … Continue reading
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Journal Entry for 28 March
My article this week is “Evaluating an Active Learning Approach to Teaching Introductory Statistics: a Classroom Workbook Approach” and is found at http://www.amstat.org/publications/jse/v19n1/carlson.pdf. This article concerns the use of a different teaching approach for looking at active learning. The authors … Continue reading
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Journal Entry for 3/29/2011
A note on arc length Discrete Mathematics and its applications Teaching Mathematics and Its Applications Volume 28 Issue 3 Abstract We consider how the arc length integral of the graph of a function in the plane is connected with the … Continue reading
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Teaching Journal Post
Valentino, Marilyn. “Rethinking the Fourth C: Call to Action. ” College Composition and Communication 62.2 (2010): 364-378. ProQuest. Web. 27 Mar. 2011. In this article, Valentino focuses on the importance of “communication” and integrating communication theories and practice into composition … Continue reading
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