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Moments of Difficulty: Two Teachers' Insights

Posted on January 15, 2009 by rbass

Adapted from Beverly DiSalvo and Shirley Kahlert (Merced College), “An Integrated Model: A Cluster of Pedagogies.” We gain understanding by asking students what they are thinking It is impossible to predict what a student might be thinking or how someone … Continue reading →

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The Power of Collaboration: Three Faculty, Common Process

Posted on January 15, 2009 by rbass

From Lydia Alvarez, Suzanne Crawford, and Lynn Serwin, “The Solution: The Power of the Pursuit” Most instructors want to make changes to their classses in order to see their students improve, but many do not know what to do to … Continue reading →

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The Case for Common Examinations

Posted on January 15, 2009 by rbass

A Carnegie Perspectives repost Lloyd Bond, Senior Scholar, Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching The notion that all students who take the same course at a given college should take common examinations has been around for a long time. … Continue reading →

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Think Alouds in an English Course

Posted on January 15, 2009 by rbass

A focus on students and their learning is central to the faculty inquiry process. Consider Katalina Wethington, who participated in a scholarship of teaching and learning seminar at Los Medanos College in fall 2006. Wethington was puzzled by a problem … Continue reading →

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Three Models for Faculty Inquiry Groups

Posted on January 15, 2009 by rbass

SPECC campuses explored many models for bringing people together in faculty inquiry groups, which varied depending on the circumstances of the college, the history of faculty collaboration in developmental education, the creativity of the coordinators, and the purpose at hand. … Continue reading →

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