“What the eyes see and the ears hear, the mind believes.”
– Harry Houdini
If believing equals understanding then Houdini has it right. As teachers we strive to have our students learn, understand and remember for more than just a
test or the semester but for life.
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Loading...“Practice does not make perfect. Only perfect practice makes perfect.” – Vince Lombardi
We all want our students to learn and grow and we, as instructors, need to make sure we are doing the best we can to improve our students’ memories to
fight against forgetting.
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“So often we rob tomorrow’s memories by today’s economies.” – John Mason Brown
What do you want your students to remember most well from your class? And how well do you think they remember what you want them to?
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Thanks for reading this post at Faculty eCommons. On Fridays we usually like to spotlight faculty doing innovative work in online learning, but for the
next few Fridays, we will review a Practice Guide from the Institute of Education Sciences (IES).
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Dr. Sedef Smith
Today, we are spotlighting Lamar University professors, Drs. Sedef U. Smith, Randy J. Davis, and Carl J. Sheperis. They were Spring 2014 Faculty Research Grant Recipients for their proposal, “Feedback plug-in application for Blackboard: The much needed tool for revolutionizing the assessment of students’ online discussion participation.”
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Dr. Daniel Sullivan
Today, we are spotlighting University of Delaware professors, Daniel Sullivan and Sharon Watson. They were Spring 2014 Faculty Research Grant Recipients for their proposal, “Peer assessment within hybrid an online courses: Evaluating students’ view of its potential and performance.”
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Dr. Thillainatarajan Sivakumaran
Over the last few weeks, we have spotlighted the recipients of the Spring 2015 faculty Research grants. This is the last installment of these spotlights. Get to know these distinguished faculty members below!
Names: Thillainatarajan Sivakumaran, Ph.D., Holly Hall, J.D.,
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Dr. Jennifer McCall (left) & Dr. Amanda Dickens (right)
We are going to spend the next few weeks spotlighting the recipients of the Spring 2015 faculty Research grants. Get to know these distinguished faculty members below!
Names: Jennifer McCall, Ph.D. & Amanda Dickens, Ph.D.
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Karen Manning
Names: Karen Manning, Ph.D., Angela Robbins, Ph.D.
University: University of Cincinnati
Title of Proposal: Increasing Student Engagement and Positive Learning Outcomes in Online Problem Based Learning through the Use of On Demand Video Feedback
Bios:
Karen Crawford Manning brings over 35 years of business experience to the University of Cincinnati faculty.
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Dr. Nancy Ahern
Names: Dr. Nancy Ahern, Dr. R. Susan Crawford, & Dr. C.
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