Volume XXXVI, No. 27 | November 14, 2014 Making the Third Section of English Composition as Interesting as the First When many of us were students, a common joke that circulated was that professors would have old notes, with the yellowing of their paper being visible proof that they gave the same lecture [...]
Volume XXXVI, No. 26 | November 7, 2014 Enhancing Learning Inside and Outside the Classroom The night before class, I always look over my notes, refresh myself on the material, check the textbook, and look for additional resources. One evening before class, I came to the realization that even though I was preparing [...]
Volume XXXVI, No. 25 | October 31, 2014 Online Classroom Engagement: A Science An online presence for students is a task in and of itself. From the very beginning of my online teaching experience, keeping students engaged and eager to learn has been an uphill battle. How is it possible to provide an [...]
Volume XXXVI, No. 24 | October 24, 2014 Reclaiming Mathematical Lives and Ensuring Rigor Developmental mathematics is a burial ground for student aspirations; it is the first attempt for many students to gain entry into education beyond high school and, in many cases, the last chance they have to realize their dreams of [...]
Volume XXXVI, No. 23 | October 17, 2014 On Yoga and Teaching Writing: What Faculty Members Could Learn From Yoga Instructors After a long day of teaching and committee meetings, I look forward to my Thursday-night yoga class. The yoga studio is in the basement of a nondescript building on a busy city [...]
Volume XXXVI, No. 22 | October 10, 2014 Accelerating Academic Achievement: Paired Courses in Developmental Education Two-year colleges across the country face significant challenges retaining their diverse student populations and helping them progress to graduation. A very important barrier is developmental coursework in reading, writing, and mathematics, to which a majority of entering [...]
Volume XXXVI, No. 21 | October 3, 2014 The Impact of Gender-Specific Organizations on Community College Campuses Introduction In recent years, women's gender roles in society are being reconsidered, both domestically and internationally. From the success of Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead by Facebook COO, Sheryl Sandberg, to First [...]
Volume XXXVI, No. 20 | September 26, 2014 Supporting At-Risk Students With BYOD Applications Developmental education and first-year sequence programs are common offerings at community and technical colleges. According to Bailey (2009), approximately 60 percent of incoming community college students are required to take at least one developmental course. These students often [...]
Volume XXXVI, No. 19 | September 19, 2014 Connecting Old Knowledge and New Knowledge Imagine two college students are having the following conversation. A: Did you fix it? B: No. A: No? Why not? B: The place was closed by the time I got there. A: Then how are you going to get [...]
Volume XXXVI, No. 18 | September 12, 2014 Lesson Delivery: What Every Instructor Can Do Everyday At the heart of every good lesson lies a good plan. Regardless of how the plan is documented, educational preparatory programs, insist on a teacher's ability to create and implement well thought out lesson plans prior to [...]