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How to design a course backwards
Debbie Schmidt, Faculty Advisor, Pearson | November 6, 2019Being assigned a new course can fill a professor’s heart with joy, dread, or a bit of both. The...
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Making students responsible for their learning
Alan Shapiro, IT Faculty Advisor, Pearson | November 1, 2019Many of you have had this kind of email from a student: “I am not sure why I got...
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Sweet chili lime pistachios? In my classroom?
Diane Hollister, Faculty Advisor, Pearson | October 9, 2019Sweet chili lime pistachios. Yes, they are real; and they are addictive. One of my team members told me...
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Using screencasting for student feedback
Alan Shapiro, IT Faculty Advisor, Pearson | September 6, 2019Here is a scenario that I am sure most of you have experienced in your teaching career: Sam is...
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Successful design strategies for online courses
Terry Austin, Department Chair, Biology, Temple College | September 5, 2019In order for an online course to be successful, one must first divorce their thinking from the traditional face-to-face...
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Call me by my name
Brooke Quinlan, Educational Consultant, Pearson | August 14, 2019While in graduate school at West Virginia University, I was a teaching assistant for college algebra. The course coordinator...
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Neuroscience and my classroom: Can it really help?
Diane Hollister, Faculty Advisor, Pearson | August 1, 2019Wonder if you are the only instructor trying to figure out what might help your students learn? Wading through...
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Teaching corequisite courses with MyLab Math
Stephanie Walker, MyLabs Math & Stats Faculty Advisor, Pearson | July 29, 2019To better serve students who require developmental courses, many schools are considering corequisite courses (also called pathways or a...
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You want me to use my phone in class?
Diane Hollister, Faculty Advisor, Pearson | July 15, 2019Students and smartphones. Educators have legitimate concerns about their use in the classroom, and how the technology is quite...
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