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From Product to Process

Once again, I’d like to refer you to the latest Teaching Professor Blog posting by Maryellen Weimer: A Shift in Emphasis: From Product to Process . Weimer shares part of an article by Huntly Collins a journalism professor at La Salle University. I think Professor Collins is extremely insightful as she...

Posted to TEACH Program (Weblog) by mmeixner on 04-14-2009
Announcements--April 1, 2009

At the risk of repeating myself, I wanted to remind everyone of several big TEACH events that are coming up in the next few weeks. If you have any questions about your TEACH project, peer observations, or workshop hours, please let us know! Micah Workshop hours are due on Friday, April 17 th . If you...

Posted to TEACH Program (Weblog) by mmeixner on 04-01-2009
Course Characteristics that are Most Important to Students

Here is another great blog posting from Maryellen Weimer from the Teaching Professor. In the posting, “ Course Characteristics that are Most Important to Students ,” Weimer references an article from Issues in Accounting Education regarding millennial student values and trends. The article talks a look...

Posted to TEACH Program (Weblog) by mmeixner on 04-01-2009
Reminders--March 25, 2009

Hello! I hope that everyone had a fantastic spring break and is ready to finish out the semester! Can you believe we’re so close to the end? Time flies. We’ve been sending out emails, but I wanted to post some additional reminders to help keep everything on your radar. Please let me know if you have...

Posted to TEACH Program (Weblog) by mmeixner on 03-25-2009
Announcement 2-16-09

Here are a few things to keep in mind for the upcoming weeks: Have you been meeting with your mentor? As you begin or continue to work on your project, be sure to keep your mentor ‘in the loop’ and informed of what is going on. TEACH Project Progress Reports are due next Friday . If you have any questions...

Posted to TEACH Program (Weblog) by mmeixner on 02-16-2009
Problem-Based Learning

The TEACH Lunch Series this week features Problem-Based Learning (PBL) and will be facilitated by Dr. Donna Davis and Dr. Debbie Laverie from Marketing. Both of these distinguished faculty members continue to successfully implement PBL in their classrooms and on Friday they will share more about that...

Posted to TEACH Program (Weblog) by mmeixner on 02-10-2009
StrengthsQuest Month

I don’t know whether or not you have received the emails from Jay Killough regarding StrengthsQuest Month, but this month (February) is StrengthsQuest Month and the staff at Career Services have organized a series of events geared towards helping us each learn more about our strengths. Sessions will...

Posted to TEACH Program (Weblog) by mmeixner on 02-02-2009
Active Learning at MIT

Here is a great article from the New York Times describing a major shift in teaching at MIT. Introductory physics classes at MIT have recently switched from a purely large lecture format to a smaller and more interactive format which emphasizes active and collaborative learning. After you read the article...

Posted to TEACH Program (Weblog) by mmeixner on 01-20-2009
Announcements

Hello and welcome back! Here are a few things to keep in mind as you start planning your semester: Have you scheduled your initial consultation with your new TEACH consultant? You should be hearing from your new consultant soon, if you haven’t heard something by the end of the week let us know! In case...

Posted to TEACH Program (Weblog) by mmeixner on 01-12-2009
101 Things You Can Do The First Three Weeks of Class

Following last week’s posting on things to do the first day of class, take a look at the following post from Tomorrow’s Professor: 101 Things You Can Do The First Three Weeks of Class . Joyce Povlacs Lunde offers some great ideas for helping students make transitions, directing students’ attention, challenging...

Posted to TEACH Program (Weblog) by mmeixner on 01-12-2009

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