As a former editor in the business profession and now educator, I see connections between business and classroom best practices, especially when it comes to using academic learning agreements to…
…activities. Resources Michael Wesch’s great discussion of today’s students and how they collaborate in social media settings: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09gR6VPVrpw Dan Pink’s famous TED talk on motivation: http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/dan_pink_on_motivation.html Derek Silvers’ fun video…
…(2008). Breaking the YouTube blockade. From Now On. Resources: Here are a few of the videos I’ve used in my courses. Business Ethics: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyf2xjx4mzU Organizational Change: Scenarios A&B: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhHgMTqw4ew http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GGndoC-Ztk…
…or Just Intolerant? Retrieved from https://www.chronicle.com/article/Are-You-Being-Rigorous-or-Just/236341 The Top Mental Health Challenges Facing Students. (n.d.) Retrieved from https://www.bestcolleges.com/…/top-5-mental-health-problems-facing-college-student. Stacy I. Roth is an adjunct instructor in the psychology department at Temple…
…ends. The Atlantic. https://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2014/03/here-is-when-each-generation-begins-and-ends-according-to-facts/359589/ Lerer, L., and Lu, D. (June 9, 2019) How Old Should a President Be? With So Many Choices, Democrats Are Sharply Divided. New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/06/09/us/politics/2020-democractic-candidates-ages.html?mtrref=www.google.com&assetType=REGIWALL…
…June 11). Using Academic Milestones and Remediation Indicators to Increase Retention. https://www.hanoverresearch.com/insights-blog/increase-college-student-retention/ NECC (2021). Persistence Project: The Persistence Project. https://facstaff.necc.mass.edu/departments-and-organizations/center-for-professional-development/programs-and-events/teaching-and-learning/persistence Tinto, P. (2016, September 26). From Retention to Persistence. https://www.insidehighered.com/views/2016/09/26/how-improve-student-persistence-and-completion-essay#.Yxo6LGLUi6I.link…
…grade is fair, the exam contains predictable content, and the offered excuse is lame. We dismiss the complaint and deny that a problem exists. And most of the time we…
…course of the semester, and the composite picture clarifies whether it makes sense for the student to pass or retake the course. In this essay, I describe the questions I…
