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ELIXR: Just-in-Time Teaching

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Geoscience faculty member Karen Grove (San Francisco State University) discusses her experience applying the principles... see more

Material Type:
Case Study
Author:
Jeannie Cheng; Karen Grove
Date Created:
November 7, 2008
Date Modified:
January 7, 2020
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Towards Excellence…How to Study: A Guide book for Students

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This is a free textbook from BookBoon. This book 'is the outcome of the lectures delivered to the students by the author... see more

Material Type:
Open (Access) Textbook
Author:
M. Thirumaleshwar
Date Created:
February 12, 2015
Date Modified:
February 18, 2019
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Dungeons and Discourse

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This course is an exemplary model for a gamified online course component in a hybrid course. It will engage you in the... see more

Material Type:
Online Course
Author:
Gerol Petruzella
Date Created:
January 22, 2014
Date Modified:
June 14, 2018
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Motivating Students

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'Teachers have a lot to do with their students' motivational level. A student may arrive in class with a certain degree... see more

Material Type:
Reference Material
Author:
Karen Kirk
Date Created:
February 28, 2013
Date Modified:
January 31, 2019
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Online Student Survival Guide

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The Online Student Survival Guide, a program that kicked off in May, is meant to give online students tips on adjusting... see more

Material Type:
Reference Material
Author:
Western Governors University
Date Created:
August 18, 2008
Date Modified:
August 18, 2008
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The Big List of Class Discussion Strategies

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When I worked with student teachers on developing effective lesson plans, one thing I always asked them to revise was the... see more

Material Type:
Reference Material
Author:
Jennifer Gonzalez
Date Created:
May 29, 2020
Date Modified:
December 11, 2020
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Create a Positive Flipped Classroom Environment with the Start, Stop, Continue Strategy

Create a Positive Flipped Classroom Environment with the Start, Stop, Continue Strategy icon

"Start, Stop, Continue" works well in flipped classrooms and active learning environments because you can assess how... see more

Material Type:
Reference Material
Author:
Barbi Honeycutt
Date Created:
March 14, 2019
Date Modified:
June 3, 2020
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Transforming Midterm Evaluations into a Metacognitive Pause

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Midterm evaluations often tip toward students’ (unexamined) likes and dislikes. By leveraging the weight of the midterm... see more

Material Type:
Open (Access) Journal-Article
Author:
Gillian Parrish
Date Created:
March 14, 2019
Date Modified:
March 14, 2019
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