critical thinking

By Jenny Ortiz It's no secret that as a society, we get our basic legal information from the television show "Law & Order." When I interact with students, most cite this show along with "CSI," "NCIS" and "House" as their favorites…

by Robert Borger It seems to me that the new buzzword in online education is "Critical Thinking."  I just completed a Webinar about the topic last month, have plenty of messages about how to increase critical thinking with my students,…

by Robert Borger It seems to me that the new buzzword in online education is "Critical Thinking."  I just completed a Webinar about the topic last month, have plenty of messages about how to increase critical thinking with my students, and…

By Bruce A. Johnson, Ph.D., MBA When you consider how the process of learning occurs within an online classroom, you are likely to find that the necessary components of learning are still required, only the format and delivery of the…

By Bruce A. Johnson, Ph.D., MBA When students begin a class they are assigned course materials, resources and a syllabus, along with additional information provided by their instructor. As the class progresses the amount of information…

By Bruce A. Johnson, Ph.D., MBA Most adjuncts would agree that every student has an ability to learn and often that ability is influenced by such characteristics as motivation, persistence, and self-confidence. Do you believe that any…

By Kat Kiefer-Newman Recently, I was at a fellow adjunct's house relaxing, enjoying a glass of something sweet, and talking about dining with several other colleagues. Without any warning one of my nasty little secrets came out: I am a…

I was out walking with a friend last week and the conversation turned, as it often does, to school. She'd just finished her college-level writing class and was sharing her experiences. She loved her instructor and mostly wanted to express…