Volume XXXV, No. 24 | October 25, 2013 Retention Issues in the Community College It seems that each time the spring semester rolls around, we have increased retention issues. As a result, retention efforts were the topic of a recent conversation in the Transitional English department. Much of the literature I have [...]
Volume XXXV, No. 23 | October 18, 2013 The Use of DNA Sequencing in the Microbiology Lab Most of the students enrolled in microbiology at Gateway Technical College wish to enter the nursing program. One of the objectives of the course is learning how to identify bacteria properly. There are different approaches to [...]
Volume XXXV, No. 23 | October 18, 2013 Cultural Attitudes Toward Education A commentary on the effect of our culture on education Education, from a general perspective, is any learning that we obtain from different media. Education does not start on our first day of kindergarten, nor is it limited to the [...]
Volume XXXV, No. 22 | October 11, 2013 The Digital Dilemma As higher education continues to adapt to and incorporate online technology into the curricula, several significant obstacles from seemingly insignificant areas have come to light. For instance, one of the biggest misnomers that plagues our college classrooms today is the presumption that [...]
Volume XXXV, No. 21 | October 4, 2013 Do I Have Your Attention? Introduction When teaching rigorous or abstract content, it is common for students to become disengaged from the lecturer. Frequently, instead of asking questions to dispel their confusion, students choose to mentally separate themselves from the situation. While faculty and educational [...]
Volume XXXV, No. 20 | September 27, 2013 Help is at Hand! Accurate and thoughtful communication, delivered quickly and efficiently, is often difficult when the expectation does not allow for a delay in response time. Like many institutions, Shelton State Community College has worked to improve how we respond to the needs of [...]
Volume XXXV, No. 19 | September 20, 2013 Conversations with Canadians Our campus, like campuses across North America, is faced with numerous challenges and opportunities associated with increased enrollment of international students. Learning to relate to other cultures is essential for today's students for social, political and economic reasons, yet some research suggests [...]
Volume XXXV, No. 18 | September 13, 2013 Teaching Students to Be Active Listeners The simple act of nodding your head in acknowledgment when someone is explaining an idea to you is something we learn at a relatively early age. Saying "yes" in agreement or repeating back what was stated to you to [...]
Volume XXXV, No. 17 | September 6, 2013 “Heroes” Increase the Genesis of STEM Scholars One day after a lecture/discussion on the cardiovascular system, the class took a quiz on the topic. Although all of the students did very well on the quiz, only one received a perfect score. When we started reviewing [...]
Volume XXXV, No. 16 | August 30, 2013 Marching Forward: Veterans, CLEP, and Student Success When I first started working in a college testing center in 1999, one of the first things I had to do was to become “CLEP Certified.” I had no idea what that meant exactly, but it was something [...]
