…“People committed to eternal verities can withstand years of dissonant experiences and mountains of contradictory evidence that call these [beliefs] into question.” (p. 218) For many students, the comfort and…
…predominantly from people age 50 and up in their community, but from business and community organizations as well. Many community colleges reported that they plan to expand their offerings for…
…Although they included no community colleges in their sample—does anyone think we would have fared better? — Academically Adrift: Limited Learning on College Campuses has profound implications for those of…
…Bolkan, S. (2009). The development and validation of the student communication satisfaction scale. Communication Education, 58 (3), 372-396. Excerpted from “Communication Satisfaction Scale,” The Teaching Professor, 24.10 (2010): 6, 7….
…who might “waste time” with too many questions and comments. These students begin the class having no desire to recognize or collaborate with other students. Establishing the presence of co-learners…
A bevy of research establishes that student-faculty relationships are important on a number of fronts. For example, they predict persistence and completion in college. They impact the amount of effort…
…nutrition levels. Using this simple example, Honeycutt takes listeners through the process of creating formative and summative assessments from the flipped class. She provides a wealth of examples, including sample…
What course characteristics “satisfy” adult students? What expectations do they have for their courses? These questions are important because more and more adults now attend higher education, and many are…
