Monthly Archives: March 2011

Thoughts on Driscoll and Wood 7 and 8

Reflections on Driscoll and Wood Chapters 7-8  My experience in college so far has been on the receiving end of syllabi.  Some instructions have been clear and easy to understand; some of been very detailed and hard to follow; while … 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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Khanh on Teaching Journal – Week 6

Exploring a national cybersecurity exercise for universities Hoffman, L.J. Rosenberg, T. Dodge, R. Ragsdale, D. George Washington Univ., Washington, DC, USA This paper appears in: Security & Privacy, IEEE Issue Date: Sept.-Oct. 2005 Volume: 3 Issue: 5 On page(s): 27 … Continue reading

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Graduate Education at AEJMC Schools: A Benchmark Study

Interesting read regarding Journalism studies and student-learning outcomes. Abstract – The Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) Board of Directors charged the Standing Committee on Teaching to devise a set of metrics for assessing doctoral programs in … Continue reading

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journal article response March 6

I am looking at another journal this week, the Journal of Teacher Education. Fairbanks, C.M., Duffy, G.G., Faircloth, B.S., He, Y., Levin, B., Rohr, J., and Stein, C. (2010). Beyond knowledge: Exploring why some teachers are more thoughtfully adaptive than … Continue reading

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Revised Teaching Philosophy

My group from last week had requested that we post our teaching philosophies here, so here is my revised teaching philosophy: Teaching Philosophy Student learning happens through multiple means and on different levels.  In addition to using a variety of … Continue reading

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Teaching Journal Article

Cosgrove, Cornelius. “What Our Graduates Write: Making Program Assessment Both Authentic and Persuasive.” College Composition and Communication. 62.1 (2010). 311-336. ProQuest. Web. 5 March 2011. After having read the best teaching-related articles in the most recent issue of CCC, I … Continue reading

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Driscoll & Wood Chatpers 7-8

Being in the peculiar situation of having my syllabus supplied to me for the class I teach, I found these chapters informative in regard to creating engaging syllabi; however, I chose to focus on analyzing (read critique) the syllabus and … 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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Ginny’s Teaching Philosophy draft

Teaching Philosophy Learning starts at birth, and we learn throughout our lives. Young children are constantly sorting and classifying information as they acquire it; I believe adult learners go through the same process.  Old views and perceptions are altered as … Continue reading

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