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  • What They Didn't Teach You in Graduate School

    Congratulations! You’re almost finished with the semester! Hopefully everything is running smoothly and wrapping up well now that you’ve completed your TEACH projects and requirements. Here is one more word of wisdom for this semester. Check out this article from The Chronicle on What They Didn’t Teach...
    Posted to TEACH Program (Weblog) by mmeixner on 04-28-2008
  • Preparing Classes for Summer School

    Many of you will be teaching classes this summer and may be beginning to think about preparing for your course. Whether you begin your preparations now or at after the semester is over, this article from the University of Virginia on Summer Session Strategies may be helpful as you start to prepare. Reminders...
    Posted to TEACH Program (Weblog) by mmeixner on 04-14-2008
  • Reminders

    TEACH applications are due by April 11 th . Please encourage your friends and colleagues to apply! Have you done your peer observations yet? Don’t forget to get these taken care of by the end of the semester! If you’re having any problems with your TEACH project, please let your consultant know! Posters...
    Posted to TEACH Program (Weblog) by mmeixner on 04-07-2008
  • Campus Interviews, Part 2

    Last week’s blog discussed how and when to talk about your research interests in a campus interview. Here is another article from the Chronicle, Preparing for Campus Interviews , this one is more general than last weeks and it offers some great advice. You’ll notice a theme…preparation! Have you completed...
    Posted to TEACH Program (Weblog) by mmeixner on 03-31-2008
  • Overcoming Procrastination

    If you’re like most people, you probably have 101 things going on in your life and are working hard to balance everything that is going on. One issue that plays a significant role in that balancing act is procrastination. If you don’t have a problem with procrastination, congratulations! For those who...
    Posted to TEACH Program (Weblog) by mmeixner on 02-25-2008
  • Upcoming Events

    The Advancing Teaching and Learning Conference is this week and we would love for you to come! If you haven't already signed up, please take a look a the conference website and make plans to come when you're available. There are some great pre-conference sessions offered all day Thursday and...
    Posted to TEACH Program (Weblog) by mmeixner on 02-18-2008
  • Teaching Controversial Issues

    Teaching Controversial Issues is an article from the University of North Carolina on how to utilize controversial issues to stimulate critical thinking and student learning. The article discusses tactics such as playing the devils advocate as a means of enhancing student leaning and engagement in the...
    Posted to TEACH Program (Weblog) by mmeixner on 01-28-2008
  • Events and Reminders

    There are some great workshops happening in the next few weeks that you won't want to miss. We'd love it if you could come! Connecting with Off-Campus Students Using Breeze Meeting (Thurs. 1/24 at 11:30) Incorporating Student Presentations into the Classroom with Drs. Shannon Bichard, Marjean...
    Posted to TEACH Program (Weblog) by mmeixner on 01-22-2008
  • Reminders and Upcoming Events

    It is time to get things scheduled! Your consultant should be contacting you in the next week or so to set up a meeting in order to schedule videotapings, SGIDs, etc. We have made new consultation groups as well as new peer partner pairs, and we'll have that posted as soon as they are finalized....
    Posted to TEACH Program (Weblog) by mmeixner on 01-08-2008
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