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><channel><title>Reflections on Teaching &#38; Learning</title> <atom:link href="http://blog.utc.edu/reflections/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://blog.utc.edu/reflections</link> <description>teaching, learning, insights, musings and questions</description> <lastBuildDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 13:12:36 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en-US</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1</generator> <item><title>Structuring group work</title><link>http://blog.utc.edu/reflections/2013/03/20/structuring-group-work/</link> <comments>http://blog.utc.edu/reflections/2013/03/20/structuring-group-work/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 13:05:34 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Karen Adsit</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[learning]]></category> <category><![CDATA[students]]></category> <category><![CDATA[teaching]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://blog.utc.edu/reflections/?p=158</guid> <description><![CDATA[Most students (and many faculty) do not like group work. I have maintained for a while that one of the reasons is that faculty assume that by putting students into groups, they learn how to do group work.  To think that students learn how to be a contributing group member when we never teach them [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[Most students (and many faculty) do not like group work. I have maintained for a while that one of the reasons is that faculty assume that by putting students into groups, they learn how to do group work.  To think that students learn how to be a contributing group member when we never teach them [...]]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://blog.utc.edu/reflections/2013/03/20/structuring-group-work/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Great ideas for the first day of classes</title><link>http://blog.utc.edu/reflections/2013/01/09/great-ideas-for-the-first-day-of-classes/</link> <comments>http://blog.utc.edu/reflections/2013/01/09/great-ideas-for-the-first-day-of-classes/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 09 Jan 2013 14:19:08 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Karen Adsit</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[learning]]></category> <category><![CDATA[students]]></category> <category><![CDATA[teaching]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://blog.utc.edu/reflections/?p=132</guid> <description><![CDATA[Several activities for the first days of classes.  Great ideas! Ask students what faculty do to help/hinder their learning.  Ask students to discuss syllabus in small groups, etc. http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/teaching-professor-blog/first-day-of-class-activities-that-create-a-climate-for-learning/]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[Several activities for the first days of classes.  Great ideas! Ask students what faculty do to help/hinder their learning.  Ask students to discuss syllabus in small groups, etc. http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/teaching-professor-blog/first-day-of-class-activities-that-create-a-climate-for-learning/]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://blog.utc.edu/reflections/2013/01/09/great-ideas-for-the-first-day-of-classes/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>permission to fail?</title><link>http://blog.utc.edu/reflections/2012/08/21/permission-to-fail/</link> <comments>http://blog.utc.edu/reflections/2012/08/21/permission-to-fail/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2012 12:25:18 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Karen Adsit</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[learning]]></category> <category><![CDATA[teaching]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://blog.utc.edu/reflections/?p=126</guid> <description><![CDATA[I love the concept expressed here&#8230; http://www.insidehighered.com/views/2012/08/21/essay-importance-teaching-failure&#8230;  That we can help students learn from failure.  Trying to figure out how to incorporate this concept into my classes.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[I love the concept expressed here&#8230; http://www.insidehighered.com/views/2012/08/21/essay-importance-teaching-failure&#8230;  That we can help students learn from failure.  Trying to figure out how to incorporate this concept into my classes.]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://blog.utc.edu/reflections/2012/08/21/permission-to-fail/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>What people do&#8230;.</title><link>http://blog.utc.edu/reflections/2012/07/19/118/</link> <comments>http://blog.utc.edu/reflections/2012/07/19/118/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2012 14:09:30 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Karen Adsit</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[assessment]]></category> <category><![CDATA[learning]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://blog.utc.edu/reflections/?p=118</guid> <description><![CDATA[I love the insight here&#8230;. &#8220;While there is still plenty of information I will ask my students to learn, I know that my instruction will primarily focus not on what writers know, but what they do.&#8221; [emphasis mine] (Warner, J. What we do, not what we know.  Inside HigherEd, July 18, 2012.  Retrieved from http://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/education-oronte-churm/what-we-do-not-what-we-know#ixzz214qkPQ6A [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[I love the insight here&#8230;. &#8220;While there is still plenty of information I will ask my students to learn, I know that my instruction will primarily focus not on what writers know, but what they do.&#8221; [emphasis mine] (Warner, J. What we do, not what we know.  Inside HigherEd, July 18, 2012.  Retrieved from http://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/education-oronte-churm/what-we-do-not-what-we-know#ixzz214qkPQ6A [...]]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://blog.utc.edu/reflections/2012/07/19/118/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Difference between MOOC and online courses?</title><link>http://blog.utc.edu/reflections/2012/07/19/difference-between-mooc-and-online-courses/</link> <comments>http://blog.utc.edu/reflections/2012/07/19/difference-between-mooc-and-online-courses/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2012 13:58:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Karen Adsit</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[online]]></category> <category><![CDATA[teaching]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://blog.utc.edu/reflections/?p=113</guid> <description><![CDATA[&#8230;&#8221;MOOCs and online courses may share a delivery platform (web based learning), but they differ in fundamental ways. How is a traditional online course different from a MOOC? The critical difference is that a well-designed online course is built around the co-construction of knowledge amongst the students and the instructor. This knowledge construction requires active [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[&#8230;&#8221;MOOCs and online courses may share a delivery platform (web based learning), but they differ in fundamental ways. How is a traditional online course different from a MOOC? The critical difference is that a well-designed online course is built around the co-construction of knowledge amongst the students and the instructor. This knowledge construction requires active [...]]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://blog.utc.edu/reflections/2012/07/19/difference-between-mooc-and-online-courses/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>A look at academic &#8220;rigor&#8221;  What do faculty mean by it?</title><link>http://blog.utc.edu/reflections/2012/05/30/a-look-at-academic-rigor-what-do-faculty-mean-by-it/</link> <comments>http://blog.utc.edu/reflections/2012/05/30/a-look-at-academic-rigor-what-do-faculty-mean-by-it/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 30 May 2012 13:25:24 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Karen Adsit</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[assessment]]></category> <category><![CDATA[learning]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://blog.utc.edu/reflections/?p=110</guid> <description><![CDATA[See a reprint of an article (Dysfunctional Illusions of Rigor) at:  http://cgi.stanford.edu/~dept-ctl/tomprof/posting.php?ID=1058 and http://cgi.stanford.edu/~dept-ctl/tomprof/posting.php?ID=1059]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[See a reprint of an article (Dysfunctional Illusions of Rigor) at:  http://cgi.stanford.edu/~dept-ctl/tomprof/posting.php?ID=1058 and http://cgi.stanford.edu/~dept-ctl/tomprof/posting.php?ID=1059]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://blog.utc.edu/reflections/2012/05/30/a-look-at-academic-rigor-what-do-faculty-mean-by-it/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Practice what we preach?</title><link>http://blog.utc.edu/reflections/2011/12/22/practice-what-we-preach/</link> <comments>http://blog.utc.edu/reflections/2011/12/22/practice-what-we-preach/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 13:36:14 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Karen Adsit</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[assessment]]></category> <category><![CDATA[learning]]></category> <category><![CDATA[teaching]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://blog.utc.edu/reflections/?p=105</guid> <description><![CDATA[As I have been working on the ThinkAchieve Quality Assessment Plan, I have pondered long on if I even think that I know how to think critically.  If so, how is that exhibited?  Can my students &#8220;see&#8221; it?  Can I explain how I &#8220;do&#8221; it?  How do faculty express their critical thinking skills?  See http://www.insidehighered.com/views/2011/12/22/essay-whether-writing-instructors-need-assess-themselves [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[As I have been working on the ThinkAchieve Quality Assessment Plan, I have pondered long on if I even think that I know how to think critically.  If so, how is that exhibited?  Can my students &#8220;see&#8221; it?  Can I explain how I &#8220;do&#8221; it?  How do faculty express their critical thinking skills?  See http://www.insidehighered.com/views/2011/12/22/essay-whether-writing-instructors-need-assess-themselves [...]]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://blog.utc.edu/reflections/2011/12/22/practice-what-we-preach/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>What Do Students Want in a Teacher?</title><link>http://blog.utc.edu/reflections/2011/12/14/what-do-students-want-in-a-teacher/</link> <comments>http://blog.utc.edu/reflections/2011/12/14/what-do-students-want-in-a-teacher/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 19:19:27 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Karen Adsit</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[students]]></category> <category><![CDATA[teaching]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://blog.utc.edu/reflections/?p=96</guid> <description><![CDATA[Interesting article on what students see as the most important characteristics of faculty&#8230;.  See http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/philosophy-of-teaching/what-students-want-characteristics-of-effective-teachers-from-the-students-perspective/?c=FF2  The full paper is online at http://www.uwex.edu/disted/conference/Resource_library/handouts/28251_10H.pdf (Student Perceptions of Effective Teaching in Higher Education).  Number one on the list?  Respect! And read the full report to see what students mean by that term&#8230;..]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[Interesting article on what students see as the most important characteristics of faculty&#8230;.  See http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/philosophy-of-teaching/what-students-want-characteristics-of-effective-teachers-from-the-students-perspective/?c=FF2  The full paper is online at http://www.uwex.edu/disted/conference/Resource_library/handouts/28251_10H.pdf (Student Perceptions of Effective Teaching in Higher Education).  Number one on the list?  Respect! And read the full report to see what students mean by that term&#8230;..]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://blog.utc.edu/reflections/2011/12/14/what-do-students-want-in-a-teacher/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Professors of the year announced&#8230;.</title><link>http://blog.utc.edu/reflections/2011/11/17/professors-of-the-year-announced/</link> <comments>http://blog.utc.edu/reflections/2011/11/17/professors-of-the-year-announced/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 13:10:58 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Karen Adsit</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[learning]]></category> <category><![CDATA[teaching]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://blog.utc.edu/reflections/?p=91</guid> <description><![CDATA[Professors of the year are announced and I am intrigued by the videos made by one professor to help students understand how to be successful learners. (How to get the most out of studying&#8230;.) http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/11/17/case-announces-us-professors-year]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[Professors of the year are announced and I am intrigued by the videos made by one professor to help students understand how to be successful learners. (How to get the most out of studying&#8230;.) http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/11/17/case-announces-us-professors-year]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://blog.utc.edu/reflections/2011/11/17/professors-of-the-year-announced/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The First Day of Classes:  The Easiest Day of the Semester (? – NOT!)</title><link>http://blog.utc.edu/reflections/2011/08/18/the-first-day-of-classes-the-easiest-day-of-the-semester-not/</link> <comments>http://blog.utc.edu/reflections/2011/08/18/the-first-day-of-classes-the-easiest-day-of-the-semester-not/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2011 21:46:32 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Karen Adsit</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[learning]]></category> <category><![CDATA[students]]></category> <category><![CDATA[teaching]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://blog.utc.edu/reflections/?p=65</guid> <description><![CDATA[What should you do as faculty on the first day of classes?  Does it matter?  Research says that it does.  Here are some hints on what to do… Introduce yourself to the students.  Be sure to let the students know what you want them to call you – Dr.?  Professor?  First name?  Tell the students [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[What should you do as faculty on the first day of classes?  Does it matter?  Research says that it does.  Here are some hints on what to do… Introduce yourself to the students.  Be sure to let the students know what you want them to call you – Dr.?  Professor?  First name?  Tell the students [...]]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://blog.utc.edu/reflections/2011/08/18/the-first-day-of-classes-the-easiest-day-of-the-semester-not/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <media:content url="http://blog.utc.edu/reflections/files/2011/08/key2.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" width="173" height="72"> <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[key]]></media:description> <media:copyright>Karen Adsit</media:copyright> </media:content> <media:content url="http://blog.utc.edu/reflections/files/2011/08/online.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" width="159" height="105"> <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[online]]></media:description> <media:copyright>Karen Adsit</media:copyright> </media:content> <media:content url="http://blog.utc.edu/reflections/files/2011/08/hammer.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" width="97" height="136"> <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[hammer]]></media:description> <media:copyright>Karen Adsit</media:copyright> </media:content> <media:content url="http://blog.utc.edu/reflections/files/2011/08/text.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" width="171" height="128"> <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[text]]></media:description> <media:copyright>Karen Adsit</media:copyright> </media:content> <media:content url="http://blog.utc.edu/reflections/files/2011/08/key1.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" width="173" height="48"> <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[key]]></media:description> <media:copyright>Karen Adsit</media:copyright> </media:content> <media:content url="http://blog.utc.edu/reflections/files/2011/08/key.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" width="173" height="48"> <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[key]]></media:description> <media:copyright>Karen Adsit</media:copyright> </media:content> <media:content url="http://blog.utc.edu/reflections/files/2011/08/hook.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" width="112" height="158"> <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[hook]]></media:description> <media:copyright>Karen Adsit</media:copyright> </media:content> <media:content url="http://blog.utc.edu/reflections/files/2011/08/shake.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" width="176" height="83"> <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[shake hands]]></media:description> <media:copyright>Karen Adsit</media:copyright> </media:content> </item> </channel> </rss>
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