Active Learning Presentation
Want a useful overview of active learning? Anna Foss presented this as part of the Getting Results program: active learning
Teaching & Learning
Writing Across the Curriculum
There was a meeting of faculty interested in WAC on February 17th. This is an ongoing conversation at BCC. Some of the resources the group has used in the past […]
Using Smartboard in the Math Classroom
On February 12th, 2009, Math faculty member Nancy Zuber shared with a group of faculty and staff some of the methods she’s developed for teaching Math using Smartboard. These methods […]
Professional Development Day – Advising
Eighty full-time faculty and staff gathered on February 24, 2009 to explore the theme of Faculty advising. Our Guest Speaker was Colleen Doherty from Quinsigamond Community College, who introduced us […]
The value of teaching 21st-century skills – The Boston Globe
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Peer Instruction Study
From Inside Higher Ed, a new study published in Science shows that students can learn new conceptual strategies from each other. Click the link to read the article: peerinstruction1
Excellent article on the syllabus
This is an interesting and balanced treatment with examples of how the syllabus is becoming full of legalese and how certain schools and instructors are dealing with this trend. Click […]
Thriving in Academe: Feeling Overloaded?
Feeling Overloaded? This is a great short piece on tips and strategies for avoiding overload (or vowing not to repeat the same thing in the Spring!)
Critical Thinking and Online Learning
Some question whether the infusion of multimedia into the classroom actually promotes active and critical thinking. In other words, the question is whether video, audio, and graphic elements create more […]
Adjunct Evening coming up Wed, Nov 19
Our traditional adjunct professional development evening is coming up soon! The theme we will be exploring is “Pedagogy First, Then Technology,” and breakout sessions will focus on how active learning […]
