…content. The learner masters an enabling objective on his or her way to eventual mastery of the terminal objective. Underlying mastery learning theory and practice is a philosophy asserting that…
…everything! They know that outside of class they can just come to my office to ask questions or to further explore a topic. Right now, I have four students that…
…Once I started using frequent reflection in my composition courses, the questions about why students had to take the class stopped. Through their own reflection about what they did in…
Andrea Henne, dean of online and distributed learning in the San Diego Community College District, recommends creating online courses composed of modules—discrete, self-contained learning experiences—and uses a course development method…
…get more comfortable with the content, develop structures that guide their way through courses, and come up with activities and assignments that work reasonably well, teaching becomes an easy target…
…years of counseling experience specializing in trauma, grief, and loss. In addition to her private practice, she has worked for the past seven years at Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA)….
…offer a variety of grading opportunities rather than having their grade determined solely on a midterm and final exam. Shibley recommends a mix of high-stakes grading, such as exams, term…
…observable evidence, that your students are progressing toward these end ambitions? Harrison says observable evidence isn’t necessarily something we see with our eyes, instead it could come from exams, assignments,…
