Creating Windows on Learning

January 15, 2009

A Carnegie Perspectives repost
By Molly Breen
Every year hundreds of thousands of students begin their higher education in community colleges. Of course, these institutions also bring in large numbers of new faculty. For both groups, students and faculty alike, there are plenty of challenges to go around.
Imagine yourself in the shoes of a newly hired instructor [...]

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Student Interviews on the Effectiveness of a Method

January 15, 2009

Students approach the math textbook as little more than an (extremely expensive) problem set, expecting to get all of the information they need to prepare for tests simply by attending lecture. A typical college math course requires a great deal of homework, and students are expected to spend many hours outside of class studying. [...]

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