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When A Student Dies

By Melissa Miller, Ed.D., M.Ed. On a sad personal note, I attended two funeral services this week. Both were young men who were killed under very different circumstances and in very different worlds. Both of the deaths were tragic and horrible. One of the young men...

Too Close For Comfort? Navigating Student Relationships As A New Adjunct

By Melissa Miller, Ed.D., M.Ed. As you can see by the picture that is now posted by the byline, I am somewhat young. Dare I admit my age here in.

Test Anxiety. Big Time.

By Kat Kiefer-Newman I hate tests. Maybe that's an odd confession from an instructor, but it's true. It doesn't matter if it's an academic test, either. I react poorly to.

The End of the World as We Know It

By Kat Kiefer-Newman Yesterday was the California Shake-Out. This feels like a statewide acknowledgment that the world really will end in 2012 (the year that the Mayan calendar ends), and it'll be because of "The Big One." The web site for the California Shake-Out tells...

Peace Lovin’ Hippie or Mr. Tough Guy? What’s A New Adjunct To Do?

By Erik Hanson I had thought to title this entry as “Don’t Make Me Angry; You Wouldn’t Like Me When I’m Angry,” but that phrase probably has a little too.

Making Student Assessment Work For You & Your Students

Students have an understanding that when they attend a class they will be expected to perform some type of work to receive a grade. Classroom performance often encompasses written assignments,.

Wardrobe Duplication and Mismatched Shoes. What, Me Worry?

By Kat Kiefer-Newman Have you ever been halfway through a lecture and thought: "Wait, didn't I cover this last week?" Maybe it's me, but sometimes the lectures start to run together and I get a little confused about if I've already said this or that...

Productive Working Relationships: Who Needs ‘Em? You Do.

There’s a difference for instructors between getting along with students and finding a way to work with them throughout the duration of the class. Instructors who develop meaningful interactions with.

Are You Listening?

As an instructor, what does it mean to be a good listener? Is it about the actions taken when responding to a learner’s message? When an adult learner is communicating.

First Impressions Online

This first week of the semester in my online classes, students are required to post an introduction of themselves. Some students write lyric, Dickensian accounts of their lives up to the age of, say, nineteen, but most offer quick, almost telegraphic prologues: "Hi, my name...

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