Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Over a cup of coffee: September 9th edition

September 25th is the first Teaching Commons Discussion and Workshop Series! Darsie Bowden (FYW/WRD) will be presenting on Reading Strategies: Helping Students Read Effectively. The workshop will take place on Friday September 25th 11:30AM-1:00PM in the John T. Richardson Library room 300.

College of Communication teaches a course on understanding citizen journalism and social media, including Twitter. News media reacts.

Tomorrow's Professor posts on the Ten Worst Teaching Mistakes and how to avoid them.

Inside Higher Ed. gives suggestions on how we can make the most of our class discussions. Tips include: structuring the discussion to maximize student involvement, create a safe environment where students feel able to take chances, and seize teaching moments.

A group from MIT-Singapore creates two games as part of an educational research project designed to teach students basic physics concepts.

Teaching and learning resources from Federal Agencies has a number of free materials covering a variety of topics from music to life sciences.

eLearn Magazine posts a personal narrative on Teaching an Online Experience-based Leadership Course.