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Do your students struggle with plagiarism (accidental or intentional)? Indiana University offers a comprehensive website resource devoted to the topic of plagiarism at How to Recognize Plagiarism. This site provides definitions, examples, guidelines and - the best part - a comprehensive exam that tests students' understanding of key plagiarism issues. You can require students to review the site, take the exam and email you the certificate of completion.
OfflineZepke and Leach (2010) propose 10 strategies for fostering student engagement in the classroom.
Zepke, N. & Leach, L. (2010). Improving student engagement: Ten proposals for action. Active Learning in Higher Education, 11(3), 167-177.
As highlighted by "The Teaching Professor", Zepke and Leach (2010) offer the following strategies for fostering student engagement:
- enhance students' self-belief
- enable students to work autonomously, enjoy learning relationships with others, and feel they are competent to achieve their own objectives
- recognize that teaching and teachers are central to engagement
- create learning that is active, collaborative, and fosters learning relationships
- create educational experiences for students…
OfflineAre you interesting in synchronous video conferencing with your colleagues or online students? There are a number of free options available; check out the following list to see which will work for you.
Are you interesting in synchronous video conferencing with your colleagues or online students? There are a number of free options available; check out the following list to see which will work for you.
OfflineUnderstanding by Design (UbD) drives the course design at GCU... but, what does this mean? The Chronicle of Higher Education recently published an interesting article highlighting faculty perspectives of backwards course design. Read the article at: The Chronicle.
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