No More Ramen: Career Advice for Our Students
This looks like a book all of our traditional age students could benefit from. The chapter titles include: “I’m So Confused” “I Don’t Know Jack About Money” “I’m Not Getting […]
stress management
Summer Reading on the Human Mind
The New England Faculty Development Consortium Exchange, Spring 2010, includes a great list of readings about the Human Mind, put together by G. Christian Jernstedt: humanmind
Developing an Electronic Communication Policy
There are some good ideas here – worth scanning Developing an Electronic Communication Policy – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education Posted using ShareThis
Ways of Dealing with Disruptive Students
Here are some tips from Ferris State University (Source: http://www.ferris.edu/fctl/Docs/DealingwithDisruptiveStudents.pdf) Ways of Dealing with Disruptive Students Never attribute to malice what can be attributed to ignorance (V. Ruggerio)—most of the […]
Popcorn in Class? Food and Brain Function
This is a short write-up from the Globe. It show some evidence that a high-carb/low fat diet could support serotonin levels, especially in women. Other evidence is also mentioned about […]
CTL Tip Sheets for DIY'ers
If you haven’t visited the CTL lately, peek in the door, turn left, and take advantage of the range of tip sheets there. The tips include: creating and marking up […]
Student Choices
“Currently, 40 percent of all first-time freshmen begin their postsecondary careers in community colleges, the great majority of them intending eventually to complete a bachelor’s degree. But along the way […]
Thought for the day
“Speed is the form of ecstasy the technological revolution has bestowed on man.” “Civilization in a Rush,” by Milan Kundera, Queen’s Quarterly, Saturday, September 22 2001
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!)
