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Bring Your ‘A’ Game: Leveling Up Class Discussion by Incorporating a Sense of Play

February 12, 2019
administrator
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engagement triggers, Kansas State University, think-pair-share, Traci Brimhall
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I have been using a Jeopardy-style review game for midterms almost as long as I’ve been teaching. Those review days always go well. Students invest in the competitive aspect, and the categories of Jeopardy allow me to review key... Read more

Teaching and Research Excellence: Complementary Sides of the Same Coin

August 1, 2018
administrator
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Kansas State University, research-based teaching
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Sitting in our college cafeteria, I hear an administrator espousing that “everyone knows that researchers can’t teach.” Despite the questionable wisdom of not knowing their audience and the fallibility of generalizations, this particular individual was parroting a divide that... Read more

News Roundup: From Active Learning to Learning from Mistakes

February 13, 2018
Laura Berlinsky-Schine
News
Bonni Stachowiak, David Gooblar, eduardo padrón, Kansas State University
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This week, new teaching strategies to support students, from active learning to learning from mistakes. Read more

News Roundup: Remedial Revision and a First-Year Focus

September 22, 2016
Geoff Decker
News
Gregory Eiselein, Hampshire College, Jonathan Lash, Kansas State University, Michael Sorrell, Paul Quinn College
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A professor wades into the debate over technology in the classroom and tips to boost class participation for foreign students. Read more

Michael Wesch: Turning Your Class into a Journey

April 19, 2016
Scott Ellman
ACUE Partner News, Expert Series
Ashley Rhodes, Donald Saucier, Gregory Eiselein, K-State, Kansas State, Kansas State University, Michael Wesch
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How can you transform a syllabus into more than a packet of papers? Read more

On the Forums: Making effective rubrics and an introduction to active learning

March 16, 2016
Scott Ellman
ACUE Partner News
active learning, Kansas State, Kansas State University, kevin kelly, rubrics, Rutgers University, Rutgers University Newark
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In this week’s update on the Forums, faculty share their favorite techniques for constructing rubrics for assessments, and we kickstart new discussions on active learning. Read more

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